Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111418752 - Vertecs Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Dosh Tumwater Service Location, Tumwater, Wa

Inspection Nr: 111418752

Report ID: 1055340

Date Opened: 10/31/1991

Site Address:
Vertecs Corporation
1150 73rd Ave Sw
Tumwater, WA 98502

Mailing Address:
14700 Ne 95th Suite 201, Redmond, WA 98052

Union Status: Union

SIC:1742

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/31/1991

Emphasis: L:Constr

Case Closed: 10/31/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361193907

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170000319

Event: 10/30/1991

Employee's heel broken when he falls from stepladder

Employee #1 and his brother, both of Vertecs Corp., were hanging sheetrock in stairway B of the north wing of the Labor & Industries building in Tumwater, WA. They were on the landing between the ground floor and the first floor. Employee #1 was standing approximately 6 ft up on a 10 ft wooden stepladder that was placed on the landing. He was lifting one end of a partial sheet of a 12 ft long by 5/8 in. thick piece of sheetrock that weighed less than 60 lb. The bottom of the sheet was to be placed approximately 11 ft above the landing. The force of the sheetrock being lifted and the angle at which it was lifted caused the ladder to tip away from the wall. The employee fell and his right heel struck the landing. His heel was broken in six places.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STEPLADDER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, LOST BALANCE, FOOT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111418752			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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