Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 735324 - Employee injured in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 735324 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 12/02/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105443824	12/07/1987	1711	0	Dewey'S Service Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was installing duct work on the roof of the Governor's Mansion. When he started to leave the roof by climbing down a 12 foot metal extension ladder, the ladder slipped. Employee #1 fell about 10 feet and sustained a back injury and a broken left arm. He was hospitalized. The ladder should have been tied or secured.

Keywords: FRACTURE, EXTENSION LADDER, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LADDER, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, DESCENDING, FALL, ARM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105443824			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Sheetmetal duct installers

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