Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171058852 - Employee's heel fractured in fall from folding ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 171058852 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 03/04/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301167904	03/09/2000	2099	0	Wilsons Food Company

Abstract: Employee #1, a maintenance worker, was installing brackets on a wall for a 30 gallon water heater that was to be mounted in the production room at points 9 ft 2 in. and 11 ft 8 in. above the floor. He was straddling the second step from the top of a 7 ft 8 in. folding metal ladder, using a crescent wrench to remove a cross-threaded bolt that was stuck in the wall. As he was working, Employee #1 lost his balance and fell 6 ft 8 in., fracturing his left heel in two places. The ladder was being used improperly for the work being done.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, STUCK, WORK RULES, LADDER, METAL LADDER, LOST BALANCE, FOOT, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301167904			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, mechanics and repairers

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