Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200772580 - Employee injured when ladder collapsed

Accident Summary Nr: 200772580 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 04/09/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306095373	04/09/2003	1711	238220	Walsh Sheetmetal Company

Abstract: On April 9, 2003, Employee #1 was assigned by his foreman to install the 24 inch by 24 inch sheet metal diffusers in the ceiling on the south side of the eleventh floor. Employee #1 had earlier in the morning grabbed a wooden 8-foot ladder that he thought belonged to his employer. According to Employee #1, he was installing a diffuser in the ceiling on the south side of corridor "A". Employee #1 stated that at some point during the installation he could feel the ladder lean over and then the ladder collapsed onto the floor. Employee #1 sustained some contusions to his ribs and was treated and released from the hospital the same day.

Keywords: COLLAPSE, LADDER, RIB, FALL, CONTUSION

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	12	8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306095373			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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