Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201523016 - Employee injured in fall when ladder slips out

Accident Summary Nr: 201523016 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 06/27/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311058259	06/27/2007	1522	236118	Cnt Construction, Llc

Abstract: On June 27, 2007, Employee #1 was working from a 36 ft aluminum extension ladder situated on a composite deck. He was ascending the ladder when its feet slid on the wet deck surface and he fell to the ground. Employee #1 sustained injuries that required hospitalization. Subsequent investigation determined that the ladder was not secured and it did not have skid-resistent feet. The deck surface was slippery due to the wet conditions.

Keywords: DECKING, EXTENSION LADDER, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LADDER, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311058259			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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