Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 655753 - Employee injured in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 655753 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 03/12/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
122118334	03/12/1997	1761	0	R & B Siding

Abstract: While installing metal soffit from an extension ladder, Employee #1 fell 18 to 20 ft. He sustained fractures and was hospitalized for foot/ankle surgery.

Keywords: FRACTURE, EXTENSION LADDER, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ANKLE, FOOT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	122118334			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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