Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 107124.015 - Employee falls from ladder and fractures ankle

Accident Summary Nr: 107124.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 06/18/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1328217.015	07/09/2018		238130	L&S Framing Inc.

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on June 18, 2018, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a construction framing company, were positioning a soffit as part of a multiemployer construction project, a two-story residential structure. Both were working from A-type ladders. Employee #1 lost balance and fell, a fall height of 4 feet. He was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for a fractured right ankle.

Keywords: Ankle, Carpenter, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Framing, Ladder, Lost Balance, Nail, Residential Construction, Soffit

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1328217.015	48	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: 4 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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