Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200050169 - Employee injured when ladder collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 200050169 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 06/19/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300050655	06/20/1997	1541	0	Hampton Enterprises

Abstract: Employee #1 was descending an extension ladder to the level below when the ladder collapsed. He fell 17 ft onto concrete, sustaining injuries that required hospitalization. The ladder's safety catches were not engaged.

Keywords: SAFETY LATCH, EXTENSION LADDER, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, DESCENDING, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	3	17

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300050655			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Interior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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