Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201615275 - Employee Is Injured When Stepladder Collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 201615275 -- Report ID: 1054113 -- Event Date: 07/19/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315669358	07/31/2012	1731	238210	Abiqua Electric Llc

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on July 19, 2012, an employee, of Abiqua Electric, LLC, was working from a three-step, 4-foot stepladder inside a multifamily building. He was drilling "trunk" holes in the ceiling joists. The stepladder suddenly collapsed. The employee tried to catch his balance. As he stumbled backwards, he bumped against some doors that were leaning against a wall behind him. He instinctively grabbed one of the doors with his left hand. The door had a protruding metal flange, and as the employee's hand slid down the flange, the flange cut his ring finger and his pinky finger. These injuries required surgery. The employee was not hospitalized.

Keywords: COLLAPSE, FINGER, STEPLADDER, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, METAL STRIP, LOST BALANCE, HAND

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	315669358			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 2 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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