Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 75285.015 - Carpenter falls from unstable ladder and sustains leg fractu

Accident Summary Nr: 75285.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 01/21/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1022667.015	01/30/2015		236115	Antonio Solorio Cervantes

Abstract: At 2:33 p.m. on January 21, 2015, Employee #1, employed by a construction contractor, was performing interior carpentry at a single-story residential building project. He was climbing a ladder while carrying a wood beam. As Employee #1 marked the beam for positioning, the ladder became unstable. Employee #1 fell, a fall height of 7 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for fractures of the left leg tibia and fibula.

Keywords: Beam, Carpenter, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Ladder, Leg, Unstable Position

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1022667.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 7 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 7 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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