Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 109378.015 - Employee fractures leg in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 109378.015 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 09/21/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1348250.015	09/24/2018		238110	Adjustable Forms, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on September 21, 2018, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a construction company, were engaged in carpentry work at the site of a new 26-story commercial building, a multiemployer construction project. Employee #1 was using a wooden ladder, made on site, to descend from level six to level five. As he climbed down, he observed his coworker, who was using the ladder to climb up. Employee #1 attempted to step off the ladder but fell, a fall height of approximately 13 feet. He was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for a compound leg fracture.

Keywords: Ascending, Climbing on Ladder, Construction, Descending, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Ladder, Leg

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			26

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1348250.015	53	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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