Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202448569 - Employee fractures leg in fall when ladder slips out

Accident Summary Nr: 202448569 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 01/16/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310602073	03/04/2008	1751	238130	Twr Enterprises

Abstract: At approximately 3:30 p.m. on January 16, 2008, Employee #1 was using a 12 ft extension ladder to attach wall sheeting at the site of an apartment complex under construction. The ladder had been extended to approximately 9 ft and had been secured to the wall with nails along the top rung. In preparation for moving the ladder to a new location, Employee #1 removed the bracing nails. He was halfway down the ladder when it slipped out and he fell, with the ladder, to the ground. Employee #1 suffered a fractured right fibula and tibia, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, EXTENSION LADDER, UNSECURED, BLOCKS, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, BRACING, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	3	35

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310602073			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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