Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200776185 - Employee Fractures Back in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 200776185 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 11/08/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315136564	11/29/2010	3444	332322	Jlm Gutter Cleaning & Installations

Abstract: On November 8, 2010, Employee #1 was oiling gutters, while a coworker was holding the 32-foot ladder. According to the coworker, Employee #1 was completely stretched to the right, with a brush in one hand and a small bucket of oil in the other hand. When Employee #1 went to reposition himself on the ladder, he slipped and fell approximately 27 feet into the entrance of a basement. Employee #1 apparently fractured his back, and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LADDER, SLIP, BACK, FALL, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	3	32

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315136564			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 32 feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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