Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99363.015 - Employee falls from ladder and is injured

Accident Summary Nr: 99363.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 09/19/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1266990.015	09/26/2017		236220	Towne Construction Services, Llc

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on September 19, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working at a multiemployer construction project, a new seven-story commercial building. He was working from an extension ladder propped against a 24 inch wide column, patching holes around the column in preparation for a concrete pour. The ladder slid off the column, and Employee #1 fell to the concrete surface below. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for fall-related injuries, including temporary loss of feeling in his right arm and legs.

Keywords: Building, Column, Concrete, Construction, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall Protection, Paralysis, Structural Collapse, Unsecured

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			7

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1266990.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers

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