Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201158250 - Employee injured when he slips and falls from a fixed ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201158250 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 08/29/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300863511	09/19/2003	1531	236117	Bulldog Sheet Metal, Inc.

Abstract: On August 30, 2003, Employee #1 was installing a horizontal expansion joint on the roof of a single story building. He was wearing shoes, gloves, and a back belt with his DeWalt drill and metal snip gun tucked into the belt. There was a fixed metal ladder and at its top was a roof opening. He was descending the ladder with both gloved hands on the ladder. He had not progressed very far when his right hand slipped. He attempted to grab a rung with his left hand and his head hit the edge of the roof opening. He fell 17 ft to the concrete floor and was hospitalized with multiple fractures including his spleen.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, LADDER, SLIP, FIXED LADDER, FALL, WORK SURFACE

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	17

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300863511			Hospitalized injury	Freezing/Frost Bite	Sheet metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Final Attachment Deck (Wel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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