Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201481710 - Employee injured when fell from extension ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201481710 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 11/16/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125870832	03/29/1999	1761	0	Elliott & Elliott Company

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on November 16, 1998, Employee #1 was ascending an extension ladder, which was not tied off. The ladder moved in a lateral manner and Employee #1 fell to the ground. He sustained fractured ribs and sprained muscles in his back. Employee #1 was transported to John Muir Hospital, Walnut Creek, CA, where he was hospitalized..

Keywords: FRACTURE, LADDER, RIB, FALL, TIE-OFF, SPRAIN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125870832			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 24 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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