Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202359394 - Employee Fractures Head in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 202359394 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 03/20/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309658607	03/20/2006	1791	238120	Virginia Steel Erectors, Inc.

Abstract: On March 20, 2006, Employee #1 was preparing to move an extension ladder that was used to access the steel, 20 ft above a concrete deck. Employee #1 attached the ladder to the live load of the crane, so that the crane could move the ladder. Employee #1 then started to climb the ladder to unsecure it from the steel and to access the concrete floor below. Suddenly, a gust of wind came along and either dislodged the ladder or blew the boom of the crane away from the steel. That caused Employee #1 to fall to the concrete deck. He sustained extensive head injuries and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, HIGH WIND, BOOM, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, CONCRETE, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309658607			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 58 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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