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Accident: 97983.015 - Employee Falls From Ladder And Fractures Hip

Accident: 97983.015 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 06/06/2017
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
1253338.01508/09/2017Allied Crafts Building
At 8:15 a.m. on June 6, 2017, an employee was working as a foreman of the genera l maintenance crew that was conducting work at a building. During work, the empl oyee needed to retrieve some equipment from a maintenance room that was located on the roof of the building. As the employee climbed an 8 foot fixed ladder from the roof of the building to the maintenance room, he slipped and fell approxima tely 3 feet. The employee sustained a fractured left hip, which he was hospitali zed and received treatment.
Keywords: fixed ladder, fracture, hip, ladder, slip, slippery surface
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 1253338.015 60 M Hospitalized injury Janitors and cleaners

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