Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170842421 - Employee injured in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 170842421 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 10/30/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119625648	10/31/2002	1791	0	Solano Ironworks, Inc.

Abstract: On October 30, 2002, Employee #1 was at the top of a two-section Werner extension ladder which was leaning against the corner of a box beam column. While he was welding steel hangers onto the column, the ladder slipped, and Employee #1 fell approximately 10 ft onto a coil of hose from an oxy-acetylene torch. He was hospitalized with two left rear fractured ribs and a collapsed left lung. The accident was caused by failure to adequately secure the ladder.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, EXTENSION LADDER, LADDER, SLIP, COLUMN, RIB, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119625648			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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