Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201171006 - Employee Injured In Fall From Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201171006 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 12/18/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125736652	04/05/2001	1761	0	J & L Supply Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 works for a company that delivers sheet rock to construction jobs as a truck driver. Employee #1 placed an aluminum extension ladder on the back of his delivery truck and climbed up to enter the building through a window opening. The ladder slipped causing Employee #1 to fall to the ground. Employee #1 fell approximately 14 ft. Employee #1 received a compound fracture to his right ankle and was hospitalized.

Keywords: DELIVERY WORK, LADDER, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125736652			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, motor vehicle operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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