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Accident: 14457238 - Employee Injured In Fall From Ladder

Accident: 14457238 -- Report ID: 0352420 -- Event Date: 05/22/1984
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
1484059905/22/19841799Gill Erection Company
Employee #1 was performing assembly operations inside a 14 ft deep by 170 ft diameter clarifier. He fell 15 ft from the 20 ft section of a 40 ft metal extension ladder, injuring his wrist, elbow, and hip. The ladder was not secured at the top or blocked at the bottom. Employee #1 had received in-house on-the-job training.
Keywords: chock, extension ladder, unsecured, work rules, construction, fall, elbow, hip, wrist
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 14840599 Hospitalized injury Fracture Aerospace engineers

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