Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202451811 - Employee Fractures Wrist in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 202451811 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 07/14/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307165837	07/27/2005	1741	238140	Boston Brick And Stone

Abstract: At approximately 4:00 p.m. on July 14, 2005, Employee #1, a mason working for Boston Brick and Stone, was positioned on an extension ladder performing his assigned duties. The employer was a privately owned company that engaged in chimney reconstruction. In order to complete the job faster, a coworker climbed the ladder while Employee #1 was on it. The ladder was not secured in place and at this time, Employee #1 slipped and fell from the 13th rung of the ladder. He hit his head on the beams of the patio below and then hit the cement ground. Employee #1 was transported by emergency medical services to Huntington Hospital in Pasadena, CA, and remained hospitalized for more than 24 hours. He was treated for a fractured left wrist.

Keywords: FRACTURE, EXTENSION LADDER, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, STRUCK BY, CHIMNEY, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2	15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307165837			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Brickmasons and stonemasons	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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