Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201483823 - Employee injured in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201483823 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 02/25/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125752584	01/11/2001	1622	0	Fci Constructors/Interbeton, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 5:30 p.m. on February 25, 2000, Employee #1 was climbing a 20 ft aluminum extension ladder while concrete was being poured at the level above him. During the pour, the wooden forms separated from the wall. This caused Employee #1 to lose his balance and he fell approximately 15 ft onto a concrete surface. He sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: CONCRETE FORM WORK, EXTENSION LADDER, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, LOST BALANCE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Maintenance or repair		$20,000,000 and over	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125752584			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 24 feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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