Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 310062658 - Employee injured in fall when extension ladder overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 310062658 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 01/11/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310062658	01/17/2008	1731	238210	John Morrison, Inc.

Abstract: On January 11, 2008, Employee #1 was the lead man for a crew of eight tradesmen who were removing old or abandoned electrical wiring and conduit at an operational warehouse. Employee #1 was using a 10 ft extension ladder to survey the electrical conduit to be demolished. As he was working, the ladder apparently overturned, and he fell between 13 ft and 14 ft to the floor. Employee #1 sustained injuries that required hospitalization. Subsequent investigation determined that the ladder was not secured and that Employee #1 had set it in a nearly vertical position, without the pitch required for stability. He was working along at the time of the accident.

Keywords: EXTENSION LADDER, DISMANTLING, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, SLOPE, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310062658			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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