Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201612157 - Employee Fractures Wrists in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201612157 -- Report ID: 1054113 -- Event Date: 05/30/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304224900	06/05/2001	1731	0	Reliant Communication Inc

Abstract: An employee was working from an extension ladder, extending a telecommunication service to a new location. The extension ladder slipped; and the employee, facing the ladder, fell 4.6 meters to the ground. He was hospitalized with two broken wrists.

Keywords: EXTENSION LADDER, TELECOM WORK, COMMUNICATION CABLE, LADDER, FALL

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304224900			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Telephone line installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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