Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201108982 - Employee Fractures Leg in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201108982 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 08/05/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300824968	12/05/2006	1731	238210	Applegate Johnston Inc

Abstract: On August 5, 2006, Employee #1 was pulling wire, while standing on an extension ladder that was on a catwalk. He fell off of the ladder and struck the catwalk railing. He was hospitalized for a fractured left leg.

Keywords: FRACTURE, EXTENSION LADDER, ELECTRICIAN, CATWALK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300824968			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 28 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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