Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309765998 - Jac Masonry, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Naperville Area Office

Investigation Summary

At approximately 7:30 a.m. on May 24, 2006, Employee #1, a bricklayer, was descending a ladder after completion his work from a scaffold. As he climbed down the ladder, the ladder slid down and tipped over, causing him to fall. He was transported to a medical center. At the hospital, he underwent a medical evaluation and received medical attention for vertebrae fractures in his neck. Following the surgical procedures to stabilize cervical vertebrae fractures, he was hospitalized. The accident investigation revealed that the ladder was not tied off at the top, and the extension part of the ladder was not fully locked into place.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SPINE, UNSECURED, LADDER, FALL, VERTEBRA