Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 139557.015 - Employee incurs multiple injuries in fall from stepladder

Accident Summary Nr: 139557.015 -- Report ID: 0352460 -- Event Date: 08/23/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1549405.015	08/24/2021		238130	High Precision Construction, Llc

Abstract: At approximately 7:00 p.m. on August 23, 2021, an employee worked from the fourth rung of a Werner, 8-foot, fiberglass stepladder at a height of approximately 4 feet above concrete to install the first level floor joists to the top plate on the poured concrete basement. It was noted that a total of 42 2 by 12 floor joists ranging in length from 16 feet to 18 feet had been installed prior to the accident. The employee fell from the 4th ladder rung, approximately 4 feet to the concrete basement floor. The employee sustained injuries to the head, back, right arm, and right wrist. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Arm, Back, Fall, Head, Installing, Joist, Lost consciousness, Stepladder, Wrist

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	Construction
1	1549405.015	19	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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