Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201791100 - An employee fell from a ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201791100 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 10/04/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120256995	10/16/1997	7363	0	Volt Information Sciences

Abstract: An employee was installing a telephone at a residence. The employee was ascending a 1.8-meter stepladder to gain access to a telephone protector located 3.4 meters above the ground. As he was about to advance to the second highest rung, the ladder foot slipped, and he fell. He suffered a dislocated left shoulder, a collapsed left lung, and a fractured left heel. He was hospitalized for 2 days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, SHOULDER, TELECOM WORK, STEPLADDER, LADDER, DISLOCATED, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120256995			Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Telephone line installers and repairers

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