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Accident: 132690.015 - Employee Injures Lungs And Ribs In Fall From Ladder
Accident: 132690.015 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 01/18/2021 | |||||||
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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| 1511590.015 | 01/25/2021 | Catlin Building | |||||
| At 12:29 p.m. on January 18, 2021, Employee #1, a subcontractor for a property m anagement company, was checking on a possible hot water leak in the enclosure ar ea of a commercial building's dumpster site. The employee positioned his 12- f oot stepladder against the wall for access. He drilled a hole in the wall at lea st 14 feet high to locate the possible leak as indicated by the black mold on th e wall. The employee later stated that, as he climbed up and down the ladder, h e may have stepped on greasy material or a green waste that stuck to his shoes. The employee slipped from the ladder and fell, a fall height of 10 feet, striki ng the edge of the dumpster. The employee was transported to the hospital and a dmitted for treatment of lung injuries and fractured ribs that required surgery. | |||||||
Keywords:
blunt force trauma, climbing on ladder, construction, dumpster, fall, fall protection, fracture, hot water, leak, lung, maintenance, repair, rib, slippery surface, stepladder, struck against
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| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
| Commercial building | Maintenance or repair | ||||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Construction | |
| 1 | 1511590.015 | 66 | M | Hospitalized injury | FallDist: FallHt:10 Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) FatCause: |
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