Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202658860 - Employee Is Working from Ladder, Falls and Is Injured

Accident Summary Nr: 202658860 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 12/26/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316672641	01/23/2014	1751	238130	Nev-Cal Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 a.m. on December 26, 2013, Employee #1, a framer, was working for a company that engaged in residential and light commercial framing. As he worked, two coworkers were nailing the rim joist. Employee #1 was on a 10 ft stepladder that was in the closed position trying to position the joist. He didn't feel well and fell approximately 8 ft off the stepladder onto the ground. Emergency medical personnel were summoned. They arrived and transported him by ambulance to a medical center. At the medical center, he underwent surgical procedures and received additional treatment for fractures to his C7, T1, T2, T4-T6 vertebrae, right 1-5 ribs, left 1 rib fracture as well as for abrasions to his face. Employee #1 was then hospitalized for 12 days afterwards.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SPINE, STEPLADDER, FATIGUE, LADDER, ABRASION, RIB, FALL, FACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316672641			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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