Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201796026 - Employee Is Injured In Fall Off Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201796026 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 07/24/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301328373	07/24/2002	1751	0	Masse Builders & Development Dba Mbd Framing

Abstract: At approximately 10:47 a.m. on July 24, 2002, Employee #1 was nailing brackets to an overhead joists during the course of a framing job when he fell approximately 5 ft off a ladder. Employee #1 sustained a compound fracture to his right foot. There were no witnesses to the accident. Employee #1 stated that he had been working from a ladder and he placed his right foot on a fire stop section of a 2-ft by 4-ft when it gave way and he fell. Employee was hospitalized and treated for his injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, JOIST, NAIL, LADDER, FOOT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301328373			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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