Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201639184 - Employee Suffers Broken Bones in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201639184 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 03/31/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314430505	04/06/2010	7699	237110	Pipe Experts Llc

Abstract: Employee #1, a sewer inspection worker, was descending from an 8 ft roof using a 32 ft extension ladder. The extension ladder was not extended, and per evidence was set at about a 45 degree angle against the edge of the roof. The ladder was set so that about 3 ft to 4 ft of ladder was above the roof line. Employee #1 slipped as he was placing his lead foot onto the ladder, and as he fell, the ladder slid down the roof. His left arm was caught in the ladder, and he fell to the ground landing on his hip. Employee #1 sustained a broken hip and compressed vertebrae.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, LADDER, FALL, VERTEBRA, HIP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314430505			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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