Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200963932 - Employee injured in fall when extension ladder kicks out

Accident Summary Nr: 200963932 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 11/23/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302797014	11/23/1999	1761	0	Young'S Home Service Co

Abstract: Employee #1 was on a 32 ft aluminum extension ladder, scraping shingles from a church steeple when the ladder lost its footing and overturned. Employee #1 fell 25 ft to the ground, sustaining head injuries for which he was hospitalized. Debris and water from the roof covered the sidewalk where the ladder feet had been set.

Keywords: HEAD, EXTENSION LADDER, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE, HOUSEKEEPING, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302797014			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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