Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 110301.015 - Employee breaks left wrist and arm in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 110301.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 08/27/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1347196.015	09/18/2018		921190	Los Angeles County Department Of Public Works

Abstract: At 3:15 p.m. on August 27, 2018, an employee was working for a municipal department of public works. He and a coworker were looking for a part in a warehouse. The employee was on a 3-meter (10-foot) fiberglass straight Louisville ladder while his coworker held the ladder steady. The employee felt the ladder shift. He grabbed a coupling on a shelf to stabilize himself, but the coupling slid right off. The employee pushed the coupling out of the way as he was falling. The coworker could not keep the ladder from falling. The employee fell approximately 1.2 meter (4 feet) onto the concrete warehouse floor. He sustained fractures to his left wrist and lower arm. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Arm, Fall, Falling Object, Forearm, Fracture, Ladder, Lost Balance, Unstable Position, Warehouse, Wrist

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1347196.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury		Supervisors; plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters

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