Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201503588 - Employee injured in fall with extension ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201503588 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 05/15/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301136503	06/02/2003	1731	238210	John H. Lewis Dba C J Electric

Abstract: At 11:31 a.m. on May 15, 2003, Employee #1, a third-year apprentice electrician, was on a 16 ft extension ladder in a mechanical room. As he was moving from the upper section of the ladder to the second floor level, the ladder slipped out and he fell 12 ft to the ground level. Employee #1 sustained a dislocated shoulder and a fractured nose. He was transported to Eden Medical Center, where he was hospitalized overnight and released the next day. Subsequent investigation revealed that Employee #1 had been using a ladder he found at the work site, not one owned by the employer.

Keywords: EXTENSION LADDER, SHOULDER, WORK RULES, LADDER, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, DISLOCATED, FALL, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2	33

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301136503			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electricians' apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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