Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170696850 - Employee breaks arm when ladder tips over

Accident Summary Nr: 170696850 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 09/28/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119795052	11/15/1996	7361	0	Labor Connection

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on September 28, 1996, Employee #1, a laborer for a labor services contractor, was removing shingles from the roof of a single-story private residence. He was using a 10 ft tall fruit-picking ladder that was wide at the bottom and narrow at the top and had a bar in front that acted as a third leg. As Employee #1 was trying to get on the roof, the ladder tipped over and he fell. Employee #1 suffered a broken right arm and was hospitalized for two days. The ladder was secured against displacement, and it did not extend 3 ft above the roof edge.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, WORK RULES, LADDER, FALL, SINGLE STORY, ARM, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119795052			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Helpers, construction trades

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