Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 70705.015 - Demolition worker falls from stepladder and fractures skull.

Accident Summary Nr: 70705.015 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 01/27/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1026173.015	01/28/2015		236118	Edward Rubalcava

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on January 27, 2015, Employee #1, employed by a construction contractor, was engaged in interior demolition work at a multifamily residential building as part of a multiemployer construction project. He was standing on a 10-foot stepladder and demolishing existing drywall. Employee #1 fell from the stepladder to the floor, a fall height of approximately 6 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fractured skull. Employee #1 spent several weeks in the hospital's Intensive Care Unit. The subsequent investigation determined that Employee #1 had not received training and had overreached while working from the ladder.

Keywords: Construction, Demolition, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Ladder, Skull, Stepladder, Untrained, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1026173.015	54	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 6 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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