Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 709170 - Employee injured in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 709170 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 05/07/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102106218	05/07/1986	1799	0	Intermountain Caulking

Abstract: Employee #1 was preparing to caulk a window that was 15 feet above a concrete floor covered with vinyl tile. He placed an aluminum extension ladder upside down on the floor. The top of the ladder was a half circle covered with vinyl, and Employee #1's placement of the ladder put vinyl against vinyl. Employee #1 climbed the ladder and was 12 feet off the floor when the bottom of the ladder slipped and he fell. Employee #1 was taken to Utah Valley Hospital, where he was hospitalized for treatment of two fractured ankles and a shattered right shin bone.

Keywords: FRACTURE, EXTENSION LADDER, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LADDER, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ANKLE, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102106218			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Painters, construction and maintenance

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