Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202446407 - Employee Fractures Leg in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 202446407 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 03/25/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310598156	04/24/2007	1522	236118	Tlc Remodeling Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on March 25, 2007, Employee #1 was climbing a portable metal ladder (Little Giant Ladder System, Type 1A, 10-ft 10-in. long) leaning to the eave of a single-story house. As Employee #1 climbed up approximately 6 ft, the ladder slipped backward and he fell with the ladder on to a concrete floor. Employee #1's left leg got caught in the rung of the ladder and caused a fracture on his left thigh which required a surgery and hospitalization for nine days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNSECURED, LADDER, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, PAINTER, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310598156			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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