Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 300860095 - Employee fractures ankle falling from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 300860095 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 09/21/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300860095	10/31/2002	1742	562910	B & C Soyland Construction

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on September 21, 2002, Employee #1, of a residential renovation and repair company, was using a portable, 6-ft Werner fiberglass stepladder that he had set up on the level, linoleum-covered kitchen floor. He was applying a coating to the top edge of a recently installed skylight in preparation for texture coating. Employee #1 was on the fourth rung when he shifted his weight from one side of the ladder to the other, causing the ladder to slide out from under him. Employee #1 fell approximately 4 ft to the floor, fractured his left ankle, and was hospitalized. The ladder was structurally sound.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STEPLADDER, LADDER, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, WALKING SURFACE, FALL, ANKLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300860095			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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