Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201114543 - Employee lacerates leg when ladder slides down wall

Accident Summary Nr: 201114543 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 09/26/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300825684	12/09/2002	4581	0	Regent Aerospace Corp.

Abstract: On September 26, 2002, Employee #1, a plastics fabricator for an airplane seat manufacturer, was assigned by his supervisor to hang a sign 10 ft to 12 ft above the floor on the north wall of the cafeteria. Employee #1 leaned an extension ladder against the wall and climbed it. Employee #1 had reached the proper height to post the sign when the base of the ladder began to slide away from the wall. Employee #1 slid down with the ladder. Employee #1 sustained a laceration to his right leg. According to a witness, the ladder was at an approximate 30-degree angle when it began to slide. Employee #1 was treated for his injuries but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: EXTENSION LADDER, UNSECURED, BLOCKS, WORK RULES, LADDER, SLIP, LACERATION, FALL, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300825684			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Misc. metal,plastic,stone&glass-working mach. op's

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