Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14489835 - Employee injured in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 14489835 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 09/26/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1795319	09/26/1984	1721	0	Republic Painting Sheeting

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were stringing cable to support a work platform for painters under a southbound overpass on Interstate 81 in Syracuse, NY. Both employees were working from the same 18 ft metal ladder that was atop an 11 ft high bus. They were using safety belts and lifelines, but Employee #1 had untied himself to descend the ladder. While trying to maneuver past his coworker, Employee #1 lost his footing and began to fall. The coworker grabbed him and slung him to the top of the bus. Employee #1 landed on the rounded surface and then slid to the ground. He sustained multiple bruises, contusions, and abrasions to various parts of his body. The causal factor for this accident was two men working from the same ladder.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, ABRASION, METAL LADDER, FALL, LOST BALANCE, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1795319			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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