Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 95721.015 - Employee falls from ladder and fractures skull

Accident Summary Nr: 95721.015 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 05/16/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1234037.015	05/16/2017		238220	Fred Williams Inc.

Abstract: At 1:15 p.m. on May 16, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a mechanical contractor, was working at a commercial building job site. He was working from a ladder and assessing a heating and air conditioning coil that was to be piped. According to the subsequent investigation report, Employee #1 did not recall falling from the ladder, but he was found on the floor. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fractured skull.

Keywords: Building, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Installing, Ladder, Material Handling, Skull

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	4	70

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1234037.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause:

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