Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 98726.015 - Worker falls from ladder and incurs internal injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 98726.015 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 08/22/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1261029.015	08/28/2017		237310	Mas Building & Bridge Inc.

Abstract: At 8:15 a.m. on August 22, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working at a multiemployer construction project, a two-story multifamily residential building. He was erecting structural steel when, as he accessed a ladder, he slipped and fell, a fall height of 16 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for internal injuries.

Keywords: Access/Egress, Fall, Fall Protection, Ladder, Lost Balance, Residential Construction, Slip, Steel Beam, Steel Erection, Torso

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			2	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1261029.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury		Strctural Iron /& Steel Worker	Distance of Fall: 16 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause:

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