Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14434146 - Employee injured in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 14434146 -- Report ID: 0951510 -- Event Date: 08/30/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103870721	08/31/1988	3089	0	Pacific Allied Products Ltd
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103870739	08/31/1988	1761	0	Rainbow Roof Maintenance Co

Abstract: At approximately 12:00 noon on August 30, 1988, Employee #1, a sales representative for Pacific Allied Products, Ltd., was on the rooftop of a building. A 24 ft aluminum extension ladder belonging to Rainbow Roof Maintenance Co. was secured to the roof landing. Employee #1 removed the rope that secured the ladder and lifted the ladder's side rails to extend it above the roof landing. The ladder was 25 1/2 in. too short, causing its locking pawls to disengage. Unaware of this, Employee #1 stepped on the ladder, and the ladder slid down. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell about 20 ft, striking a 7 ft high wooden patio fence, then falling to the concrete patio floor. He was hospitalized with a severely fractured skull, a fractured left arm, and possible multiple internal injuries.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, SKULL, LOST BALANCE, FRACTURE, EXTENSION LADDER, STRUCK AGAINST, FALL, ARM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103870721			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Sales workers, hardware and building supplies
2	103870739					Occupation Not Listed

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