Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 655969 - Employee injures head in fall when ladder slips

Accident Summary Nr: 655969 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 02/22/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
122118847	02/22/1999	1751	0	Lafreniere Construction

Abstract: Employee #1 was working from an aluminum extension ladder positioned on a roof with a 5-in-12 pitch. The ladder slipped and Employee #1 fell 12 ft onto frozen ground. He suffered serious head injuries, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: HEAD, EXTENSION LADDER, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LADDER, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	122118847			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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