Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200020907 - Employee knocked unconscious in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 200020907 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 06/10/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302127402	06/10/1998	1761	0	Tavella Construction Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 was climbing a 28 ft aluminum extension ladder that was extended approximately 23 1/2 ft. He was at a height of approximately 19 ft when the top section of the ladder dropped down and he fell onto the hard, compact ground. Employee #1 was knocked unconscious and was transported to University Hospital in Newark, NJ, where he was treated and released without serious injury. Subsequent investigation revealed that the rung locks and hooks had not been adequately checked before Employee #1 ascended the ladder. Apparently, the ladder had been set up in a narrow, confined area, making it difficult to stand back and visually check the rung locks/hooks.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, EXTENSION LADDER, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, METAL LADDER, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2	16

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302127402			Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 19 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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