Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201638061 - Employee Falls from Ladder, Sustains Multiple Injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 201638061 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 08/08/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312301054	08/20/2008	6513	531110	Mckeown Family Limited Partnership

Abstract: Employee #1 was hanging drywall on a 12-ft stepladder. The stepladder was partially opened, and the spreader was not locked. Employee #1 was leaning against the wall for leverage, and the ladder slipped out from under him. Employee #1 hit his head, and lost consciousness. Employee #1 sustained a head injury, a punctured lung, a fractured elbow, and eight fractured ribs. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, LUNG, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, STEPLADDER, CONSTRUCTION, RIB, FALL, ELBOW, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312301054			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.