Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170765457 - Employee Slips from Ladder and Sustains Fracture

Accident Summary Nr: 170765457 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 01/27/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125529768	02/07/2006	1521	236115	Kenneth Marshall Dba Marshall Construction

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on January 27, 2006, Employee #1 was installing blocks in the framing system of a single family residence, at a height of 10 ft. When he was halfway up a 10-ft aluminum ladder, he slipped and fell to the floor below. Employee #1 fractured his left leg and ankle, and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, BLOCKS, CARPENTER, LADDER, SLIP, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, ANKLE, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125529768			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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