Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202554432 - Employee Suffers Injury to Hand in Ladder Accident

Accident Summary Nr: 202554432 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 05/07/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315529123	05/14/2012	4813	517110	At&T

Abstract: On May 7, 2012, Employee #1 was extending an extension ladder to access some telephone wires on a utility pole. It was a 28 ft extension ladder with two sections. Employee #1 was holding this ladder, with his right hand, leaning towards the pole and was pulling down on the extension rope of the ladder with his left hand. After extending to the desired height, Employee #1 thought the hooks between the two sections were latched in, and let go the rope. Suddenly, the top section of the ladder came sliding down and his right thumb was caught in between the rails of the two sections of the ladder. Employee #1 suffered partial amputation to his right thumb. Employee #1 was taken to a local hospital, where surgery was performed to reattach his thumb, and he was hospitalized for a little over a day.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, LADDER, HEALTH CARE FACILITY, THUMB, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315529123			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Tile setters, hard and soft

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