Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303692354 - Atlantic Environmental Services Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 303692354

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 11/17/2000

Site Address:
Atlantic Environmental Services Inc
10406 Tucker Street
Beltsville, MD 20705

Mailing Address:
P O Box 1715, Beltsville, MD 20704

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7699

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/27/2000

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/27/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100967561

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200967529

Event: 11/17/2000

Employee falls from a fixed ladder of a storage tank

On November 17, 2000, Employee #1 was assisting in the extraction of wastewater from a 15-ft-high storage tank. He ascended a fixed ladder on the storage tank to connect the pump's inflow line to the tank's bottom valve. As he traveled up the ladder without fall protection, he lost his grip on a ladder rung and fell. The injuries he sustained from the fall were a fractured left ankle, a sprained right heel and a laceration to the right rear side of his head.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TENDON, LADDER, SLIP, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303692354			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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