Schwanz Custom Homes, LLC
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet - Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. - BIRNAMWOOD, Wisconsin
| Employer | Schwanz Custom Homes, LLC |
| Address | 119 Moondance Dr. |
| City, State ZIP | BIRNAMWOOD, Wisconsin 54414 |
| Report ID | 2016065744 |
| Event Date | June 27, 2016 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. |
| Body Part | Multiple lower extremities locations, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| Source of Injury | Extension ladders |
| Industry (NAICS) | 236115 |
| Inspection # | 1159717 |
| GPS Coordinates | 44.75000, -89.19000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was approximately 8 feet high, standing on an extension ladder that was leaning on the exterior wall of a house. He reached out to the right and above his head to place a nail in the fascia board when the ladder slid to the right and down the wall surface. He fell down to surface level and landed on the ladder, breaking his left fibula, tearing ligament near his left ankle, and rupturing his right Achilles tendon. .
Incident Summary
On June 27, 2016, a worker at Schwanz Custom Homes, LLC in BIRNAMWOOD, Wisconsin suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple lower extremities locations, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with extension ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,714 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet injuries.
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