Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201128139 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201128139 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 04/05/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310099528	04/08/2011	1423	212313	Granite Rock Company

Abstract: At approximately 9:50 a.m. on April 5, 2011, Employee #1, a truck driver, climbed up a fixed ladder located at the rear of a cement mixer truck. Employee #1 rehung the water hose and began his descent. He missed a step, slipped and fell approximately 8 ft to the ground. Employee #1 did not follow the three-point contact system. Employee #1 sustained a fractured rib, fractured wrists and contusions to his face. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SLIP, FIXED LADDER, RIB, WATER HOSE, FALL, FACE, CONTUSION, TRUCK DRIVER, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310099528			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Truck drivers, light

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