Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201630050 - Employee injured in fall when orchard ladder collapsed

Accident Summary Nr: 201630050 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 08/14/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301861050	08/25/1997	8422	0	Metro

Abstract: At approximately 3:00 p.m. on August 14, 1997, Employee #1, of the Metro Washington Park Zoo, was on a tripod aluminum orchard ladder, which he had placed on a smooth concrete surface. He was at a height of approximately 6 ft when the third leg (a pole) lost traction and the ladder collapsed. Employee #1 suffered a fractured wrist and spine.

Keywords: FRACTURE, COLLAPSE, SPINE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LADDER, FALL, WORK SURFACE, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301861050			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Painters, sculptors, craft-artists & printmakers

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