Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201638426 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201638426 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 02/25/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312841562	02/27/2009	8211	611110	Gladstone Sd 115

Abstract: On February 25, 2009, a maintenance employee used a 20 foot extension ladder to gain access to a roof of approximately 13 feet 4 inches from ground level. The ladder fell after the employee accessed roof. A teacher and student reset the ladder. When employee stepped onto ladder to get off roof, it collapsed and the employee fell to the pavement below. The employee sustained fractured wrists and the skull for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, ROOF, LADDER, SKULL, FALL, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312841562			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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