Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 888933 - Employee injured in fall when stepladder breaks

Accident Summary Nr: 888933 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 10/15/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104393525	10/24/1988	1731	0	Bausum & Duckett Electric Co., Inc.

Abstract: At about 9:40 a.m. on October 15, 1988, Employee #1, an electrician's helper for Bausum and Duckett Electrical Co., Inc., was running conduit pipe for a junction box and taking measurements while atop a 6 ft Werner wooden stepladder. He was standing on the fourth step of the ladder when the step broke, causing the stepladder's legs to collapse. The employee fell approximately 4 ft to the concrete floor, sustaining a cut on his head and a fractured right wrist.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, COLLAPSE, STEPLADDER, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, LACERATION, FALL, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104393525			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electricians' apprentices

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