Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201523685 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201523685 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 08/23/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314715020	08/24/2010	1751	238130	Ken Barney Dba United Remodeling

Abstract: On August 23, 2010, Employee #1 was cutting down a copper pipe, which was located above him, while standing on an 8-foot stepladder. Employee #1 fell and hit his head. It resulted in brain trauma, and he was hospitalized. The stepladder was not used according to its design because it was in the "closed" position. Employee #1 did not remember anything, and no one witnessed the incident. Therefore, the distance that Employee #1 fell was not known.

Keywords: HEAD, STEPLADDER, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, BRAIN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition		Under $50,000	1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314715020			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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