Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96199.015 - Employee falls from ladder, and incurs multiple injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 96199.015 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 06/02/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1238403.015	06/06/2017		238130	Troyer Valley Construction

Abstract: At 3:45 p.m. on June 2, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working at a residential construction project, a wood frame building. He was working from a ladder on a landing platform and installing floor joists. Employee #1 placed one foot on the top rail of a guardrail and the other foot on the ladder. The top rail broke, and Employee #1 fell, a fall height of approximately 12 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for internal bleeding, a lacerated spleen, and a fractured elbow.

Keywords: Elbow, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Guardrail, Hemorrhage, Laceration, Ladder, Residential Construction, Spleen

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2	16

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1238403.015	27	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause:

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