Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 108374.015 - Employee falls from ladder, fractures heels

Accident Summary Nr: 108374.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 08/07/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1337001.015	08/08/2018		238130	Thompson & Sitz Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on August 7, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working at a multiemployer construction project, a one-story residential structure. He climbed a Werner Model D1116-2 ladder. The ladder slipped and kicked out, and the employee fell, a fall height of 13 feet. The employee was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for fractures to both heels.

Keywords: Climbing on Ladder, Fall, Fall Protection, Foot, Fracture, Ladder, Residential Construction, Slip, Unstable Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			1	13

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1337001.015	56	M	Hospitalized injury		Inspectors and compliance officers except constr.	Distance of Fall: 13 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Surveying Fatality Cause:

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