Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202540332 - Carpenter Is Injured in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 202540332 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 12/10/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300869559	12/30/2008	1721	238320	Dean Hallo Construction

Abstract: On December 10, 2008, two employees with a general construction contractor were sanding an exterior wall while standing on a wood board that had been placed on two ladder jacks. When one of the ladders slipped, they fell. Employee #1, a carpenter, landed on his back and the coworker landed on his feet. Employee #1 was hospitalized for a lumber spine fracture. The accident was caused by failure to secure the ladder.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SPINE, UNSECURED, CARPENTER, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, LADDER JACK SCAFFOLD, FALL, PAINTER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300869559			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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