Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201114881 - Employee fractures ankle in fall from fixed ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201114881 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 08/29/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120310503	11/27/2002	1711	238220	Thompson Plumbing

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on August 29, 2002, Employee #1, of Thompson Plumbing Services, Inc., was climbing a fixed exterior ladder to the roof of a commercial building to cut out a hole and install a venting pipe for the new interior plumbing. He was carrying a saw and a fitting to measure the size of the vent pipe hole. Employee #1 was approaching the top when he lost his grip and fell approximately 20 ft to the ground. He sustained a fractured right ankle, a 7 to 9 in. long laceration on his forehead, and a dislocated right little finger. Employee #1 was transported to the Henry Mayo Hospital, where he was treated for four days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FIXED LADDER, FALL, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120310503			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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