Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201487139 - Employee Falls From Ladder and Fractures Ankle

Accident Summary Nr: 201487139 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 04/09/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125713123	07/22/2004	1629	237110	Gse Constructors Company, Inc.,

Abstract: On April 9, 2003, Employee #1, a laborer with GSE Construction Company Incorporated was part of a crew that was working on a water treatment system. He was standing on the top of a tank (decant sump) and was asked to remove a 24-foot-to-26-foot extension ladder from the tank. He lifted up on the ladder that was extended above the sump and observed that a rope was missing from the ladder. He stopped and started to climb down the ladder when the top portion collapsed, causing him to fall approximately 15 feet to the bottom of the sump. He was transported to Sutter Solano Medical Center and was later transferred to UC Davis Medical Center where he was hospitalized for eight days. Employee #1 sustained a compound fracture to his left ankle that required surgery.

Keywords: FRACTURE, EXTENSION LADDER, COLLAPSE, ROPE, SUMP TANK, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, ANKLE, WATER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125713123			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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