Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201485455 - Employee injured in fall from fixed ladder onto concrete

Accident Summary Nr: 201485455 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 02/03/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120338017	04/07/2003	1731	238210	Con J. Franke Electric Inc.

Abstract: On February 3, 2003, Employee #1 was using an 8 ft fixed ladder to access a roof when he lost consciousness and fell 6 ft onto the concrete floor. He suffered a fractured vertebra and fractured ribs, for which he was hospitalized for five days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FIXED LADDER, RIB, FALL, VERTEBRA

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	6

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120338017			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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