Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135153.015 - Employee incurs multiple injuries in fall through crawl spac

Accident Summary Nr: 135153.015 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 03/01/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1517679.015	03/04/2021		236118	Heartwood Construction Llc

Abstract: At 10:45 a.m. on March 1, 2021, Employee #1 was ascending a 6-foot fiberglass step ladder to access an installed floor system three feet above the concrete floor of the crawl space the employee was working from. Employee #1 stepped over from the ladder to the floor system and slipped or lost balance as his left leg fell through two floor joists. Employee #1 suffered dislocated hips, torn ligaments of hip and lower leg injuries and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Ascending, Concrete Floor, Crawl Space, Dislocated, Fall, Fiberglass, Hip, Hospital, Joist, Leg, Ligament, Lost Balance, Slip, Stepladder

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1517679.015	37	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 0 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 3 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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