Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201177607 - Plumber Falls Off Ladder and Fractures Wrist

Accident Summary Nr: 201177607 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 04/12/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300881489	05/04/2005	1711	238210	Simplex Grinnell

Abstract: On April 12, 2005, a plumber was standing on a 9-ft metal ladder installing overhead sprinkler heads. The employee lost his balance when the ladder tipped. He fell approximately 8 ft to the concrete floor, and was hospitalized with a fractured wrist.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, LADDER, METAL LADDER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, PLUMBING, UNSTABLE POSITION, WRIST

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300881489			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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