Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 888735 - Employee injured when homemade ladder falls and breaks

Accident Summary Nr: 888735 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 09/15/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104393582	09/26/1988	5211	0	Abc Supply Co Inc

Abstract: At approximately 4:00 p.m. on September 15, 1988, Employee #1 was climbing a homemade ladder at a job site to access the roof to unload shingles. The ladder was positioned over an unguarded 8 ft 11 in. by 37 ft 1 in. wide floor hole when it apparently fell and broke, causing the employee to fall approximately 18 ft 6 in. to a concrete basement floor and lose consciousness. He injured his right shoulder, lost three teeth, and sustained sprains and bruises. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, SHOULDER, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, WORK RULES, LADDER, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, SPRAIN, UNGUARDED, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104393582			Hospitalized injury	Other	Truck drivers, heavy

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