Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201611001 - Employee Suffers Bone Fractures After Falling From Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201611001 -- Report ID: 1054113 -- Event Date: 02/20/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302054937	03/02/1999	2621	0	Boise Cascade Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 suffered some bone fractures after falling from a ladder. He was stepping onto a ladder from the roof. The fiberglass extension ladder was set up on an elevated catwalk. The floor of the catwalk was painted diamond plate metal. The base of the ladder slipped on the diamond plate surface as Employee #1 stepped onto the ladder. Employee #1 fell approximately 9 feet, hitting the guardrail system on the catwalk. Then, he fell another 7.5 feet to the ground. He was hospitalized for medical treatments of his fractures.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, LADDER, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302054937			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Millwrights

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