Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201622248 - Fire Department Supervisor Fractures Arm in Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201622248 -- Report ID: 1054116 -- Event Date: 04/26/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310868294	05/02/2007	9224	922160	Harriman F P D

Abstract: On April 26, 2007, Employee #1 was working as a supervisor in a public fire department. He had climbed up a metal extension ladder to check the size and type designation of the wiring in an energized light junction box. As he began his descent, he slipped or lost his footing, and the ladder slid north along the wall against which it had been propped. He fell headfirst to the blacktop road below and sustained fractures to his arm and elsewhere. A coworker responded and called emergency medical services. Employee #1 was transported to the local emergency room for treatment. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: FIREFIGHTER, FRACTURE, LADDER, FALL, ARM, ELECTRICAL BOX, LOST BALANCE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310868294			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, firefighting & fire prevention occupa

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