Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201109659 - Employee Fractures Leg in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201109659 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 12/28/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310545611	04/20/2007	1521	236115	Petersen-Dean Inc

Abstract: On December 28, 2006, Employee #1 was told by his employer that due to high winds, he should go home. He was untying a ladder, when a gust of wind caught it and caused him to fall 12 feet to the ground. He fractured his leg and was hospitalized for his injury.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HIGH WIND, UNSECURED, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LEG

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310545611			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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