Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200969277 - Employee Injured after Falling from a Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 200969277 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 05/02/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304470206	05/03/2001	1711	0	H.C. Sheet Metal Co., Inc.

Abstract: On May 2, 2001, Employee #1, a sheet metal mechanic, was installing heating, ventilation, and air conditioning duct work in a jewelry repair work shop. Employee #1 fell from the 25 ft high ladder that he was working from. Employee #1 lacerated his head and right hand; fractured his right leg and six ribs; and suffered a collapsed lung. The floor the ladder was on had a coating that made the floor slippery. The top of the ladder was secured with a rubber bungee cord which was stretched and displaced when the ladder feet slipped out. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, LADDER, LACERATION, RIB, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304470206			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Sheet metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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