Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202523445 - Employee Fractures His Hip after Falling from a Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 202523445 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 11/12/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316697499	03/06/2013	1542	236220	R.A. Nemetz Construction Co., Inc

Abstract: On November 12, 2012, Employee #1, a superintendent of R.A. Nemetz Construction Co., Inc. was approximately six feet up an extension ladder using a hammer to pull nails out of the plywood panel. One nail was resisting being pulled out so Employee #1 gave a good yank and lost his balance. Employee #1 fell sideways off the ladder and landed on the edge of the concrete footing, fracturing his hip. Employee #1 underwent surgery and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FOOTINGS, FRACTURE, NAIL, PANEL, LADDER, CONCRETE, HIP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		Under $50,000		8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316697499			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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