Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202458899 - Employee Falls from Ladder and Is Injured

Accident Summary Nr: 202458899 -- Report ID: 0950647 -- Event Date: 11/05/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316981414	01/15/2014	1721	238320	T.B.W. Of S.L.O., Inc. Dba Brushworks

Abstract: At approximately 2:47 p.m. on November 5, 2013, Employee #1 was caulking the fascia boards on the front of a second story residential building to prepare the boards for painting. He was working from a 24 ft ladder, when for an unknown reason he lost his balance, slipped and fell 9.5 ft onto a concrete surface. Employee #1 suffered a fractured left wrist and forearm in the fall. He was transported to a medical center, where he received treatment and was then hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FOREARM, LADDER, FALL, LOST BALANCE, 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	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316981414			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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