Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 107428.015 - Employee sustains leg laceration in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 107428.015 -- Report ID: 0352410 -- Event Date: 05/22/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1329850.015	05/23/2018		238130	Lima Framing Inc

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on May 22, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction framing company, was engaged in carpentry work at a commercial building. He was working from an extension ladder and cutting a 6-inch by 6-inch piece of wood with a battery-operated Sawzall power saw. The ladder fell, and Employee #1 fell with it, a fall height of approximately 11 feet. As he fell, his right leg came into contact with the ladder and was lacerated. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for the laceration.

Keywords: Carpenter, Construction, Cutting, Electric Saw, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Laceration, Leg, Saw, Struck Against, Struck By, Wood Slab

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation				11

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1329850.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 11 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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