Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201167855 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201167855 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 07/20/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126161264	08/01/2006	5015	423140	U Pick U Save

Abstract: On July 20, 2006 Employee #1 was using an extension ladder to attach a tarp to a building to provide shade. He had improperly positioned the extension ladder against the side of the building with the ladder's safety shoes in the air. Employee #1 was injured when he stepped on the fourth rung from the bottom, the ladder slipped and he fell to the ground. He was hospitalized for a fracture to his right wrist; contusions to his head, chest and nose; and a loosened left front tooth.

Keywords: CHEST, FRACTURE, MOUTH, LADDER, NOSE, SCRAP YARD, SCRAP METAL, FALL, CONTUSION, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126161264			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Truck drivers, light

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