Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201630514 - Employee Injured in Fall From Elevation

Accident Summary Nr: 201630514 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 10/31/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302513619	11/03/1998	1731	0	Cochran Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was removing conduit from the side of a building. He set the base of the ladder on a deck that was 17 inches high and five feet from the wall. The top of the ladder side rails were 15 feet above ground level. The ladder was not secured at the top or bottom and the deck was wet with rain. While working from the ladder, the base slipped out and Employee #1 fell approximately 12 to 15 feet, landing on top of the ladder on the rail around the deck. Employee #1 was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: WALL, BUILDING, UNSECURED, CONDUIT, LADDER, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302513619			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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