Accident Report Detail
Accident: 112953.015 - Two Employees Fall When Ladder Breaks And One Fractures Leg
Accident: 112953.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 01/18/2019 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1373677.015 | 01/24/2019 | Trinity Contractors, Llc | |||||
At 11:30 a.m. on January 18, 2019, Employees #1 and #2, employed by an HVAC comp any, were engaged in equipment installation work at a building construction site . Employee #1, while lifting a 40- to 50-pound duct for Employee #2 to install, stepped on the bottom brace on the back of a self-supporting ladder. Employee #2 was in position on the front of the ladder. The ladder's side rail broke, an d both employees fell to the floor. The employees were transported to the hospi tal, where Employee #1 was admitted for treatment of a fractured leg. Employee #2 was treated for lacerations that did not require hospitalization. | |||||||
Keywords:
climbing on ladder, construction, duct, equipment failure, fall, fall protection, fracture, hvac, handrail, installing, laceration, ladder, leg, material handling, overloaded, rail
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Other building | New project or new addition | 1 | |||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 1373677.015 | 30 | M | Hospitalized injury | Heating, air conditioning, and refrig. mechanics | FallDist: 1 FallHt:1 Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) FatCause: |