Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119841.015 - Employee incurs multiple injuries after falling from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 119841.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 09/12/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1430874.015	09/13/2019		236220	Lee Lewis Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:45 a.m. on September 12, 2019, an employee was working from a 12-foot A-frame stepladder while using a grinder to remove an air duct. The air duct swung down and struck the ladder, which caused the employee to fall to the concrete floor below. The employee was hospitalized to treat a broken left pelvis/hip, a left arm bone chip, and a cut above the left eye.

Keywords: Air Duct, Arm, Broken Bone, Concrete Floor, Cut, Eye, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Falling Object, Fracture, Grinder, Hip, Laceration, Ladder, Pelvis, Stepladder, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1430874.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 5 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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