Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99287.015 - Employee falls from ladder and fractures ribs

Accident Summary Nr: 99287.015 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 09/21/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1266152.015	09/26/2017		238160	Michael Green

Abstract: At 12:37 p.m. on September 21, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in maintenance work at a three-story single-family residence. He was using a 24-foot extension ladder to install a drainage standpipe on the side of the house. The ladder had been set on an inclined concrete sidewalk. Employee #1 fell from the ladder, a fall height of 13 feet 10 inches. Emergency services were called, and he was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for multiple fractures to his rib/chest area and lacerations to his hands and shoulder.

Keywords: Drain Pipe, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Laceration, Residential Construction, Rib, Unstable Position

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair			3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1266152.015	54	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers: Helpers	Distance of Fall: 13 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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