Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202315719 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 202315719 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 12/07/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119648863	12/14/2005	1751	238130	Capaz Construction Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 4:15 p.m. on December 7, 2005, Employee #1 was working from a Louisville 24-ft extension ladder, using a nail gun to nail 4 ft by 10 ft by .5 inch siding to a wood frame building. He was injured when the ladder shifted and he and the ladder fell approximately 10 ft to12 ft to the concrete surface below. He was hospitalized for multiple fractures to his left leg and right arm.

Keywords: FRACTURE, EXTENSION LADDER, NAIL, CARPENTER, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ARM, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119648863			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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