Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201087103 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Extension Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201087103 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 11/02/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125763136	03/20/2006	1791	238120	Hoffman Steel Structures

Abstract: At approximately 11:40 a.m. on November 2, 2005, Employee #1 was removing a clip that was holding two vertical structural steel beams together. He placed an extension ladder against one of the structural beams and climbed the ladder to a height of approximately 18 feet. Once he reached his desired work height, he secured the ladder to the beam and began to cut through the clip with a torch. Once he successfully cut through the clip, tension was released and the beam moved suddenly. This caused him to lose his balance and fall to the concrete foundation. He suffered two broken arms and a fractured jaw and was transported to Kern Medical Center in Bakersfield, CA, where he was hospitalized for treatment of his injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STEEL BEAM, IRON WORKER, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, STEEL ERECTION, EXTENSION HANDLE, FALL, ARM, LOST BALANCE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125763136			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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