Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202311619 - Employee slips on wet ladder rung and falls

Accident Summary Nr: 202311619 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 01/23/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125575019	03/17/1999	8741	0	Acco Management Co./Avery Construction Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 working with two others including a supervisor were cutting and pulling bushes and trees. The weather was cold and wet from rain. The supervisor was on an extension ladder cutting branches from a tree to be felled. He climbed down and went to get a larger chain saw. While he was gone, Employee #1 picked up the saw and climbed the ladder and began cutting branches. He began to descend the ladder and lost his footing on a wet rung. He tossed the saw as he was falling and landed on his tailbone. He was hospitalized with bruises and contusions.

Keywords: TREE FELLING, CHAIN SAW, LADDER, SLIP, TREE, ABRASION, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125575019			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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