Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202355152 - Employee injured in fall while descending aluminum ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 202355152 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 06/01/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307880724	06/01/2004	1731	238210	Ellsworth Electric, Inc.

Abstract: On June 1, 2004, Employee #1 was descending a ladder from the upper level of a building to the lower level. He had set up the 12 ft top section of a 24 ft aluminum ladder on the mud-covered cement floor of a hallway. Employee #1 was climbing down when he fell approximately 10 ft to the lower level. The hallway was not barricaded to keep coworkers out of the work area. The base of the ladder was not secured to prevent displacement. He sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: BARRIER GUARD, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, DESCENDING, METAL LADDER, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	27

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307880724			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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