Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201024213 - Worker Falls from A-Frame Ladder and Breaks Ribs

Accident Summary Nr: 201024213 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 05/28/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315828533	06/08/2012	1521	236118	Forrest Ames Construction

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on May 28, 2012, Employee #1, a 71-year-old male with Forrest Ames Construction had been engaged in demolition work on an old house. Employee #1 had been working from an eight-foot A-frame ladder when he leaned too far the right and felt the ladder go off to the left, causing him to fall to the ground below. Employee #1 was hospitalized from the event and sustained five broken ribs on his right side. There were no witnesses to the event.

Keywords: FRACTURE, DEMOLITION, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, RIB, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315828533			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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