Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170718100 - Employee ruptures spleen in fall from scaffold ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 170718100 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 10/23/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119723906	10/28/1992	1521	0	John K. "Jack Richardson" Construction

Abstract: At approximately 3:30 p.m. on October 23, 1992, at a construction site of John K. "Jack" Richard Construction, Employee #1 was helping a coworker install siding material on a house under construction. They were using a metal scaffold frame that was 5 ft by 7 ft by 4 ft 10 in. high with a ladder as part of the frame, and 2 by 12 in. planks. As Employee #1 was descending, he stepped on a ladder rung and his foot slipped. He fell to the ground, landing with his left arm under his body. At first he thought he was all right, but on October 24, Employee #1 checked into Mendocino Coast Hospital with a ruptured spleen.

Keywords: SPLEEN, LADDER, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, RUPTURE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, FOOT, SCAFFOLDING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119723906			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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