Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170184261 - Employee injured in fall when ladder tips away from deck

Accident Summary Nr: 170184261 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 04/24/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111870044	05/21/1991	1522	0	Accurate Framing

Abstract: Employee #1 adjusted a 24 ft extension ladder to a height of 18 ft and placed it against 12 ft 3 in. high open (unguarded) deck. The ladder had been placed on an uneven dirt surface, and was not secured or tied down in any way. When Employee #1 started to place his weight on the ladder, it tipped and fell away from the deck. He fell to the ground, suffering bruises and contusions to his abdomen and arm.

Keywords: ABDOMEN, EXTENSION LADDER, UNEVEN GROUND, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, DESCENDING, FALL, ARM, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111870044			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Carpenters

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