Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202360178 - Employee injured in fall with ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 202360178 -- Report ID: 0352420 -- Event Date: 06/27/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311131312	06/27/2007	1799	238990	Don-Lee Margin Corporation, Inc.

Abstract: On June 27, 2007, Employee #1 was sandblasting the center compartment of a wastewater tank, using a sandblaster with a maximum pressure of 160 psi. He then opened an 8 ft stepladder to reach another section of the tank that needed work. Employee #1 set up his ladder and climbed to the fourth rung. Upon starting the sandblaster, he was thrown off balance and both he and the ladder fell to the floor. Employee #1 suffered a hairline fracture of his hip, for which he was hospitalized. The floor of the tank was not flat but had a slope of 1 in. to 12 in.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STEPLADDER, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, LOST BALANCE, SANDBLASTING, HIP, SLOPE, WORK SURFACE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	8	8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311131312			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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