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Accident Summary Nr: 114917.015 - Employee falls from extension ladder and receives multiple f

Accident Summary Nr: 114917.015 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 03/28/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1389447.015	03/28/2019		238220	Ace Of Diamonds Chimney Sweep, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:15 p.m. on March 28, 2019, an employee began set up to install a new chimney liner for a furnace and water heater. The employee prepared to climb down off the roof using a thirty-two foot extension ladder. The employee did not see that the ladder locks were not engaged and locked and began to step onto the ladder. Once the employee's weight was on the ladder, the ladder collapsed, which caused the employee to lose balance and fall approximately fourteen feet. The employee was hospitalized to treat fractures to the right wrist, hip and foot.

Keywords: Climbing on Ladder, Collapse, Descending, Extension Ladder, Fall, Foot, Fracture, Hip, Ladder, Lost Balance, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation				14

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1389447.015	26	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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