Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200823284 - Employee Fractures Cervical Vertebrae in Fall as Ladder Tips

Accident Summary Nr: 200823284 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 05/24/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309765998	05/25/2006	1741	238140	Jac Masonry, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 7:30 a.m. on May 24, 2006, Employee #1, a bricklayer, was descending a ladder after completion his work from a scaffold. As he climbed down the ladder, the ladder slid down and tipped over, causing him to fall. He was transported to a medical center. At the hospital, he underwent a medical evaluation and received medical attention for vertebrae fractures in his neck. Following the surgical procedures to stabilize cervical vertebrae fractures, he was hospitalized. The accident investigation revealed that the ladder was not tied off at the top, and the extension part of the ladder was not fully locked into place.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SPINE, UNSECURED, LADDER, FALL, VERTEBRA

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309765998			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Brickmasons and stonemasons	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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