Accident Report Detail

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

Accident Summary Nr: 200961233 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 06/11/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300685807	06/11/1997	1761	0	E.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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