Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201023900 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201023900 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 11/18/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300754397	11/21/2011	1711	238220	Philp Enterprises,Inc. Dba All Weather Heating & C

Abstract: On November 18, 2011, Employee #1, a service technician with an air conditioning and heating company, was servicing a roof-mounted evaporative cooling system. While climbing a ladder to the roof, the ladder slipped. He fell 12 ft to the ground. Employee #1 was hospitalized for a ruptured spleen and fractures to his ribs and clavicle.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, ROOF, SPLEEN, COLLARBONE, LADDER, SLIP, RIB, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300754397			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Heating, air conditioning, and refrig. mechanics	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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