Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170710461 - Employee fractures vertebrae in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 170710461 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 06/06/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
113204556	06/06/1995	1542	0	Jachimowski Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a carpenter, was using the top half of an extension ladder on a finished concrete floor. As he climbed down the ladder from the roof, the ladder slipped on the finished floor. The employee held onto the ladder as it fell to the floor. He landed on his feet, causing several fractured vertebrae.

Keywords: FRACTURE, EXTENSION LADDER, ROOF, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LADDER, SLIP, DESCENDING, FALL, VERTEBRA

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	113204556			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters

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