Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135237.015 - Employee fractures both feet in fall to ground from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 135237.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 04/26/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1528054.015	04/29/2021		444190	Builders Firstsource

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on April 26, 2021, an employee working as a cost estimator for a building material supplier was working at a residence. The employee needed to inspect storm damage to the cupolas on the roof of the garage. The employee decided to fix a wind vane on top of one of the cupolas himself. He set up an extension ladder when the wind caught the ladder causing the employee to fall to the ground. The employee was hospitalized to treat fractures to both feet.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Climbing on Ladder, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Foot, Fracture, Ground, High Wind, Inspecting, Ladder, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Repair, Residential Construction, Roof, Struck Against, Weather, Windy, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair				4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1528054.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Cost Estimator	Distance of Fall: 4 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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