Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170605331 - Employee injured in fall when ladder tips

Accident Summary Nr: 170605331 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 12/05/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119961480	02/25/1993	1721	0	Timberlake Painting

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 p.m. on December 5, 1992, Employee #1, of Timberlake Painting, was painting the side of a building from a ladder. The feet of the ladder had been placed in a landscaped earth basin that included a sprinkler system, as well as vegetation. One leg of the ladder sank into the ground under the weight of Employee #1 while he was painting the wall. The ladder tipped, causing Employee #1 to lose his balance and fall 15 ft to the ground. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, UNSTABLE SOIL, LOST BALANCE, PAINTER, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119961480			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Painters, construction and maintenance

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