Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 202360277 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Step Ladder
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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310510342 | 11/16/2006 | 1711 | 238220 | Calvert Jones Company, Inc. |
Abstract: On November 16, 2006, Employee #1 was installing pipe at the ceiling level, while standing on a 10-ft step ladder. The ladder shifted when Employee #1 took a section of pipe from a coworker. Employee #1 was injured when he fell approximately 6 ft to the floor. He was treated for a laceration to his head at a nearby hospital, and released the same day.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Commercial building | New project or new addition | $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 | 5 | 50 |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 310510342 | Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Construction laborers | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder |