Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122503.015 - Employee fractures foot in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 122503.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 12/13/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1451237.015	12/13/2019		811310	Southwest Industries, Inc. Dba Anderson Elevator Co.

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on December 13, 2019, Employee #1, a mechanic, was carrying a portable 4-foot A-Frame ladder, while descending the fixed ladder from the 1st floor of the hotel to the elevator pit in Car #1. While descending the fixed ladder, Employee #1 fell approximately 14 feet to the concrete floor of the elevator pit and suffered injuries from the impact. Employee #1 was transported by the local fire department to a local hospital and treated for the injuries. Employee #1 sustained five broken metatarsals in the left foot and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Broken Bone, Descending Ladder, Elevator Shaft, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fixed Ladder, Foot, Fracture, Ladder, Mechanic, Toe

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1451237.015	42	M	Hospitalized injury		Electronic repairers, communica. & indus. equip.

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