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Accident Summary Nr: 200961233 - Employee injured in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 200961233 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 06/11/1997
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
30068580706/11/199717610E.C.M., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was repairing the steel siding as part of renovations to a commercial warehouse. He had accessed the edge of the roof by climbing up the right side of a 40 ft ladder while holding a tool bucket in his right hand. The ladder slipped, and he fell 22 ft to the ground. Employee #1 sustained several injuries to both heels, a pulverized, broken hip and back, and a dislocated shoulder. He had not received specific training on using ladders.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LADDER, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, FALL, UNTRAINED, HIP
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Commercial building Alteration or rehabilitation Under $50,000 1 22

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 300685807 Hospitalized injury Fracture Construction laborers Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 22 feet
Cause: Installing metal siding
Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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