Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130474.015 - Employee falls from ladder and fractures femur

Accident Summary Nr: 130474.015 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 04/30/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1474119.015	05/05/2020		238990	Eco Bay Services, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:40 a.m. on April 30, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a specialty construction contractor. Employee #1 was demolishing sheetrock, metal studs, ducts, and wiring. Employee #1 was using an eight-foot portable ladder to remove an overhead duct with a pair of manual hand snips. The duct swung down, struck the ladder which caused it to overturn. Employee #1 suffered a fracture of the left femur and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Air Duct, Demolish, Demolition, Duct, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Femur, Fracture, Ladder, Overturn, Stepladder, Work at Elevation

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	1474119.015	41	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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