Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305160194 - Cb & I Water

Inspection Information - Office: Naperville Area Office

Inspection Nr: 305160194

Report ID: 0521400

Date Opened: 04/16/2003

Site Address:
Cb & I Water
135th And Stewart
Plainfield, IL 60544

Mailing Address:
1505 North Division St, Plainfield, IL 60544

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1791

NAICS: 238120/Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/16/2003

Emphasis: L:Fall

Case Closed: 04/16/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200821882	Yes

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200821981

Event: 04/15/2003

Employee falls from ladder

On May 16, 2003, Employee #1 and another employee were erecting scaffolding inside a water tower. Employee #1 started to climb a ladder to reach the next level of scaffolding. When he was almost at the top of the ladder, one of his hands slipped and he fell approximately 16 ft to the platform he was climbing from. Employee #1 was airlifted to a near by hospital where he was admitted with fractures.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WATER TOWER, LADDER, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, SCAFFOLD, SCAFFOLDING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305160194			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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