Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201510609 - Employee Falls from Fixed Ladder, Fractures Hip and Wrist

Accident Summary Nr: 201510609 -- Report ID: 0950651 -- Event Date: 07/08/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311723035	07/08/2008	1442	212321	Western Ready Mix Concrete Company Inc

Abstract: At approximately 4:15 a.m. on July 8, 2008, Employee #1, a mechanic climbed a 16-ft fixed ladder to access an elevated platform to investigate an air leak on a concrete batch plant. Employee #1 discovered the stuck valve cleared itself, and Employee #1 began to descend the ladder. While descending the ladder, Employee #1 slipped and fell approximately 16 ft to the ground below. Employee #1 sustained a right hip fracture and fractured right wrist and was hospitalized and received surgery.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SLIP, FIXED LADDER, FALL, HIP, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311723035			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Mechanical controls and valve repairers

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