Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201091618 - Employee Injured in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201091618 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 05/01/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126212208	05/11/1998	1711	0	Cienega Plumbing And Solar

Abstract: At approximately 10:10 a.m. on May 1, 1998, Employee #1 was using a fiberglass 6-ft double-sided stepladder. He had one foot on each side of the ladder on the second step down from the top. Employee #1 was drilling a hole for a water line though a joist. He hit a knot in the wood, which caused the drill bit to become stuck. While Employee #1 was trying to control the drill, the ladder fell over. Employee #1 fell to the concrete floor.

Keywords: STUCK, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ELECTRIC DRILL, LOST BALANCE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126212208			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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