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Accident Summary Nr: 73715.015 - Worker falls from unstable ladder and sustains multiple frac

Accident Summary Nr: 73715.015 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 01/16/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1020940.015	01/23/2015		238310	Eric Bragg

Abstract: At 8:15 p.m. on January 16, 2015, Employee #1, employed by a construction contractor, was working at a multiemployer building construction site. He was plastering a wall while standing on a 12 foot stepladder that was placed on top of an air conditioning handling unit. Employee #1 fell off the ladder, a fall height of 18.5 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for lacerations to the head, a fractured right hand and fingers, a fractured left ankle, and three fractured spinal vertebrae. Employee #1 was hospitalized for 9 days, during which time he underwent ankle surgery and hand surgery.

Keywords: Ankle, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hand, Head, Ladder, Spine, Stepladder, Unstable Position

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1020940.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: 19 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 19 feet Cause: Plastering Fatality Cause:

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