Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201487204 - Employee Is Injured When Slipped from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201487204 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 01/06/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125758144	01/28/2005	1751	238130	Cloverleaf Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: On January 6, 2005, an employee slipped while ascending an 8-ft ladder and his knee struck a nearby truss. The employee failed to notify his employer. The bruised area on his knee became infected, and the employee was hospitalized 4 days later for treatment of a severe infection.

Keywords: KNEE, TRUSS, CARPENTER, LADDER, SLIP, INFECTION, FALL, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125758144			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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