Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201493210 - Employee Fractures Leg in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201493210 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 10/22/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312914146	03/02/2010	1541	236220	Moorefield Const., Inc

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on October 22, 2009, Employee #1, a construction superintendent, and other coworkers were removing posters and banners that were on display around the upper inside walls of a retail warehouse. One of the posters that needed to be removed was located about 10 feet above a photography kiosk. Employee #1 retrieved a 14 foot aluminum extension ladder, placing its rubber feet on the concrete floor and extending it. Once in place, the ladder was perched over the kiosk and resting against the wall. As Employee #1 ascended the ladder, it began to slide outward. The ladder's rail struck the kiosk and Employee #1 lost his footing, causing one of his legs to become entangled in the ladder's rungs. Employee #1 was taken to St. Agnes Medical Center, where he was hospitalized and treated for a fractured leg.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WAREHOUSE, LADDER, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ENTANGLED, LOST BALANCE, WORK SURFACE, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Other		Under $50,000	2	26

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312914146			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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