Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 98421.015 - Employee falls from ladder and fractures leg

Accident Summary Nr: 98421.015 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 08/14/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1257746.015	08/22/2017		238320	Cwpwi, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on August 14, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a painting company, was working at residential building. He was working from a Werner extension ladder on top of a flat garage roof. As he descended the ladder, he slipped on a rung and his leg caught between two rungs. Employee #1 fell from the ladder, a fall height of 8 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fractured tibia.

Keywords: Caught Between, Descending, Fall, Fall Protection, Ladder, Leg, Residential Construction, Slip, Tibia

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1257746.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: 8 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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