Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200821981 - Employee falls from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 200821981 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 04/15/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305160194	04/16/2003	1791	238120	Cb & I Water

Abstract: On May 16, 2003, Employee #1 and another employee were erecting scaffolding inside a water tower. Employee #1 started to climb a ladder to reach the next level of scaffolding. When he was almost at the top of the ladder, one of his hands slipped and he fell approximately 16 ft to the platform he was climbing from. Employee #1 was airlifted to a near by hospital where he was admitted with fractures.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WATER TOWER, LADDER, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, SCAFFOLD, SCAFFOLDING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000		200

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305160194			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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