Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202485512 - Employee injured in fall when ladder collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 202485512 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 07/13/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310415328	08/08/2007	1743	238340	Sherman-Loehr Custom Tile Works Inc

Abstract: On July 13, 2007, Employee #1 was on an aluminum ladder rated for a maximum of 225 lb when the ladder suddenly collapsed in a spiraling motion. He sustained injuries that required hospitalization. Upon subsequent investigation, the ladder's support legs showed evidence of weakened aluminum and extensive damage. The employer later stated that that the ladder was old and probably should have been removed from service. The employer did not have a regularly scheduled inspection program to evaluate job-ladder safety. Employee #1 later stated that he weighed approximately 240 lb, but that he had used the same ladder without incident on many occasions. Repeated overloading over time may have caused metal fatigue.

Keywords: COLLAPSE, INADEQUATE MAINT, WORK RULES, LADDER, OVERLOADED, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, METAL LADDER, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000		10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310415328			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Tile setters, hard and soft	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Interior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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