Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201166162 - Employee falls off ladder while working

Accident Summary Nr: 201166162 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 06/23/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126153337	07/01/2004	1711	238220	B Hernandez Maintenance

Abstract: At approximately 4:00 p.m. on June 23, 2004, Employee #1 and a coworker working at a Farm facility working as mechanic helpers of a Maintenance and Repair Co. The employees were assigned to take down and replace ceiling panels of a freezer. The panels measures 45 and 1.5 ft by 21 ft weighing about 300 lbs per panel section. The panels in sections were taken down by forklift when a panel hit a snag. Employee #1 climbed up a 12-foot step ladder to investigate. The ladder shook and Employee #1 lost his balance dropping to wet concrete floor below. Employee #1 sustained a broken left leg and hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, PANEL, CEILING, LADDER, LOCKING PINS, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, CONCRETE, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Contractor's yard/facility		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126153337			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Helpers, mechanics and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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