Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99751.015 - Employee falls from ladder set on scaffold and incurs multip

Accident Summary Nr: 99751.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 09/19/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1265755.015	09/25/2017		238170	Nielsen Construction Services Llc

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on September 19, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working at a residential building. He was working from a 4-foot stepladder that was set upon a ladder jack scaffold's pick board. The stepladder was leaning against the building's wall. The pick board fell from the scaffold, and Employee #1 fell 30 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for eight fractured ribs, a fractured wrist, and a fractured/shattered ankle, all on the right side.

Keywords: Ankle, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Ladder Jack Scaffold, Residential Construction, Rib, Scaffold, Stepladder, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1	40

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1265755.015	46	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 30 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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