Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170888986 - Employee injured in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 170888986 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 10/03/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125502872	10/23/1996	3272	0	Barry Harmeson Construciton

Abstract: Employee #1 was helping to install piping on the inside of a concrete water tank. He climbed an extension ladder to retrieve parts and was 6 ft above the floor when he fell. He sustained a fractured wrist and multiple lacerations. The apparent cause of the accident was Employee #1's wet shoes.

Keywords: CLOTHING, FRACTURE, EXTENSION LADDER, INSTALLING, LADDER, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE, WATER TANK, WORK SURFACE, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125502872			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers

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