Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201859485 - Employee fractures neck in fall from stepladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201859485 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 12/07/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311294805	12/13/2007	1542	236220	Cave City Contracting, Inc.

Abstract: On December 7, 2007, Employee #1 was using a 10 ft stepladder to work on a metal clip that was attached to structural steel at a height of 12 ft. He lost his balance and fell onto a concrete surface. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a fractured neck.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STEPLADDER, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, NECK, LOST BALANCE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1	7	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311294805			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 7 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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