Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200771491 - Employee injured when extension ladder slid on ice

Accident Summary Nr: 200771491 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 01/22/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303809941	01/22/2002	1761	0	E.M. Snow, Inc.

Abstract: On January 22, 2002, Employee #1 was in the process of measuring for a gutter to be installed when the twenty foot extension ladder he was using slipped out from underneath him. The concrete walkway on which the ladder was set up had been cleared of ice and snow earlier that morning. As the day went on, the snow melted and refroze, causing a slippery surface for the ladder to be set up on. Employee #1 rode the ladder down as the ladder dragged down against the side of the building. Employee #1 sustained head injuries and was transported to a local hospital.

Keywords: HEAD, EXTENSION LADDER, INSTALLING, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE, CONCUSSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2	24

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303809941			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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