Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201175908 - Employee Is Injured When Thrown from Falling Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201175908 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 07/13/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120198684	07/29/2004	1711	238220	J V Plumbing Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was descending a metal extension ladder when the top of the ladder began to slip. The employee rode the ladder down until it struck the concrete floor, when he was thrown from the ladder onto floor. He suffered a fracture and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, EXTENSION LADDER, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LADDER, STRUCK AGAINST, METAL LADDER, FALL

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120198684			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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