Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201631421 - EMPLOYEE INJURED IN FALL FROM LADDER

Accident Summary Nr: 201631421 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 05/05/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301240651	06/30/1997	1521	0	Rs Custom Finishes Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing on the top step of a 6-foot step ladder. He was trying to remove an 18-foot piece of lumber on the side of a building. Employee #1 slipped and fell off of the ladder, hitting his head on the edge of the concrete patio.

Keywords: HEAD, BUILDING, STEPLADDER, SLIP, LUMBER, FALL, CONCRETE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	6

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301240651			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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