Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202478814 - Employee Is Injured When Ladder Falls

Accident Summary Nr: 202478814 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 09/21/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316345990	01/02/2013	3714	336312	L.A Sleeve Co Inc

Abstract: At approximately 3:30 p.m. on September 21, 2012, Employee #1 conducted maintenance work on roof and then began climbing down a 17-steps fixed ladder. As he descended the ladder, the ladder became unbalanced and fell. Employee #1 fell with the ladder and struck the ground. He sustained a fractured left hip and compression of left hand nerves. The height of Employee #1's fall was approximately 10 ft. Emergency medical personnel were summoned. They arrived and transported him to a medical center, where he was hospitalized for 10 days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, ROOF, UNSECURED, LADDER, FALL, HIP, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316345990			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Engineers, n.e.c.

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