Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202506069 - Employee's leg fractured when caught in ladder during fall

Accident Summary Nr: 202506069 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 09/29/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311067904	10/23/2007	1541	236210	West Coast Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: On September 29, 2007, Employee #1 was on a 10 ft stepladder when the ladder was struck by a 32 ft long glue lam beam suspended from a crane. As he fell from the ladder, Employee #1's leg became caught in its rungs and he sustained several fractures. He was hospitalized for nine days.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, FRACTURE, STEPLADDER, SUSPENDED LOAD, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, MECH MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, LEG, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	2	4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311067904			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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