Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171004864 - Employee suffers concussion in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 171004864 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 01/24/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119996932	01/24/1995	1711	0	University Mechanical & Engr Contr.

Abstract: Employee #1, of University Mechanical & Engineering Contractors, was approximately 15 ft above the floor installing overhead return air ducts in a HVAC system. He was standing on a metal single-stage, 20 ft long extension ladder. When Employee #1 pushed the work to the left, the top of the ladder moved to the right. He fell, sustaining a concussion and scrapes on his back. The cause of the accident was management's failure to ensure that the ladder was tied off and secured to prevent sideways movement at the top.

Keywords: HEAD, EXTENSION LADDER, INSTALLING, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, FALL, CONCUSSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119996932			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Sheetmetal duct installers

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