Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202359006 - Employee Fractures Ribs in Fall from Extension Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 202359006 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 07/21/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309974889	07/26/2006	1761	238170	Jarbeck Construction

Abstract: On July 21, 2006, Employee #1 was the sole owner of a company that provided roofing, siding, and sheet metal work. He was installing pieces of vinyl siding while working from a 32-foot extension ladder. The base of the ladder was placed in a flower bed. When he placed the weight of one of his feet toward the end of a rung, the ladder toppled over sideways, causing him to fall 22 feet. He sustained 2 broken ribs, a bruised spleen, and a bruised abdomen. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, EXTENSION LADDER, SPLEEN, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, RIB, FALL, FALLING OBJECT, CONTUSION, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	2	22

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309974889			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 22 feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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