Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201502168 - Employee falls from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201502168 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 02/16/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125632786	03/05/2001	1731	238210	Wbe The Electric Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was injured at a construction renovation project. Employee #1 was installing electrical conduit at the time. He was working from a portable ladder which became displaced, causing the injured to fall approximately 8-ft to the work surface below. He sustained an open fracture of the left leg and dislocation of the left ankle. He was hospitalized for surgery & treatment.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, CONDUIT, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125632786			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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