Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202079158 - Employee injured in fall with ladder when panel twists

Accident Summary Nr: 202079158 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 12/19/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311795520	12/19/2007	1791	238120	Davis Erecting & Finishing, Inc.

Abstract: On December 19, 2007, Employee #1 had rigged a 4 ft wide by 27 ft long by 6 in. thick precast concrete panel at three rigging points to off-load it from a flatbed truck. Once the panel was lifted upright and rested on its end, Empoyee #1 leaned a ladder on the panel to disconnect the rigging at the first and third eyes. As he was working, the panel twisted and knocked him and the ladder to the ground. Employee #1 fell approximately 14 ft, sustaining injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONCRETE PANEL, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, OFF LOADING, STRUCK BY, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	6	72

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311795520			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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