Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201623501 - Worker Fractures Ribs and Scapula in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201623501 -- Report ID: 1054116 -- Event Date: 07/30/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315939421	08/07/2012	1751	238350	J Wikstrom Inc

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 a.m. on July 30, 2012, Employee #1, a 42-year-old male with J Wikstrom Inc., was hanging continuous gutters on a garage structure. Employee #1 was standing on the third rung of a ten-foot ladder and was about to place the gutter when the front leg of the ladder settled into the ground. Employee #1 fell off of the ladder and fractured six ribs and his scapula. Employee #1 was hospitalized for a week from this event.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SHOULDER, LADDER, RIB, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315939421			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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