Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 201182367 - Employee is injured in fall from stepladder
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 307390963 | 08/11/2004 | 1522 | 236116 | Turner Construction Company |
Abstract: At approximately 1:45 p.m. on July 22, 2004, Employee #1, a laborer with Turner Construction Company, was completing work in a tenant space in a commercial building. The job superintendent was on another floor of the building. Employee #1 was alone, changing a stained ceiling tile, while standing on a 6-ft fiberglass stepladder. While struggling with the tile due an obstructing pipe, Employee #1 fell approximately 4 feet onto the carpeted floor. He called his superintendent on the phone for help. The superintendent had a coworker drive Employee #1 to St. Francis Hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of a broken right wrist and a dislocated right elbow.
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial building | Alteration or rehabilitation | $50,000 to $250,000 | 9 | 90 | |||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 307390963 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Construction laborers | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder |
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