Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201115292 - Employee injured in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201115292 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 11/25/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126185222	12/09/2002	1751	0	Weslar Inc.

Abstract: On November 25, 2002, Employee #1 was on a 12-ft aluminum A-frame ladder installing furring strips on a building under construction. Prior to using the ladder, he had placed two wooden 2-in. by 6-in. blocks under the feet of the ladder on the side closest to the building. He indicated this was done to level the ladder due to uneven ground and a missing safety shoe from one leg of the ladder. While Employee #1 was descending with a tool bag on each shoulder, the ladder shifted and he fell approximately 10 ft, head first, to the ground. He was hospitalized with back fractures.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNEVEN GROUND, STEPLADDER, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, DESCENDING, BACK, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126185222			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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