Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201330404 - Employee Injured in Fall From Stepladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201330404 -- Report ID: 0213600 -- Event Date: 04/11/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304355779	04/12/2001	1711	0	East Amherst Plumbing Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was on an 8 foot stepladder drilling a hole in the metal decking of the roof. The stepladder was on the mezzanine level of the building, 10 feet 3 inches above the ground floor. There were no guardrails on the mezzanine level. Employee #1 fell off of the stepladder to the ground floor. Employee #1 sustained a concussion and was hospitalized.

Keywords: DECKING, GUARDRAIL, ROOF, BUILDING, STEPLADDER, FALL, CONCUSSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304355779			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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