Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201400686 - Employee fractures ankle in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201400686 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 06/05/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124962069	06/05/1997	1791	0	Abray Steel Erectors

Abstract: Employee #1, who was part of a steel erection crew, placed a ladder against a freestanding block column. He was climbing the ladder when the column collapsed. Employee #1 fell, fracturing his ankle.

Keywords: FRACTURE, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LADDER, COLUMN, STEEL ERECTION, FALL, ANKLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	124962069			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Wall (earthen) collapse

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