Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 94690.015 - Employee falls from stepladder and incurs back fracture

Accident Summary Nr: 94690.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 04/10/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1224662.015	04/11/2017		238130	Jorge Rodriquez

Abstract: At 5:00 p.m. on April 10, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction subcontractor at a multiemployer project for a multifamily residential building, was climbing an 8-foot stepladder. He was using both hands in an attempt to take a measurement and thus did not have a stable three-point contact as he climbed. Employee #1 lost his balance. He leaned over the ladder, which slid out from under him. Employee #1 fell, a fall height of 6 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fracture to his back.

Keywords: Back, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Ladder, Lost Balance, Residential Construction, Stepladder, Unstable Position

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			2	35

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1224662.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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