Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201520277 - EMPLOYEE INJURED IN FALL FROM LADDER

Accident Summary Nr: 201520277 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 01/12/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123284325	01/12/1998	1751	0	European Quality Contractor

Abstract: At approximately 10:44 a.m. on January 12, 1998, Employee #1, a carpenter engaged in residential construction, fell from a 20 ft aluminum extension ladder while building a wooden platform in the structure. Employee #1 had climbed to a height of approximately 15 ft when he fell. The ladder was resting on an exterior wall, braced at the base by a second employee. The sections of the extension ladder being used only overlapped by a single rung. The manufacturer recommends an overlap of two rungs. Employee #1 fell to the ground striking his head on a 2-in. by 4-in. stud while falling or at the point of impact on the plywood sub-floor. Employee #1 sustained a traumatic closed head injury and was hospitalized.

Keywords: HEAD, LADDER, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, CONCUSSION

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	123284325			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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