Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201510518 - Employee's hip fractured in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201510518 -- Report ID: 0950651 -- Event Date: 07/13/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309993467	07/16/2007	1622	237990	Michels Corp Dba Michels Pipeline Construction

Abstract: On July 13, 2007, Employee #1, a safety manager, was using a stepladder to unload some pipe when the crane rigging began to swing because the tag line was not manned. He was trying to stabilize the swinging lines but was pulled off the ladder and fell to the ground. Employee #1 sustained a fractured left hip, for which he was hospitalized. The stepladder was improperly placed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, RIGGING, STEPLADDER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, OFF LOADING, HIP, CRANE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1	5

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309993467			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Managers and administrators, n.e.c	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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