Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120343397 - Employee's leg impaled on stake in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 120343397 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 10/20/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120343397	10/21/2003	1711	238210	Clark & Rush Mechanical

Abstract: On October 20, 2003, Employee #1, of Clark & Rush Mechanical, was using an extension ladder to install rain gutters on a new building when he slipped and lost his balance. He fell approximately 10 ft, landing on a steel form stake that impaled his right leg. A coworker in the area called the bob site foreman, who then summoned Emergency Services. The Folsom (CA) Fire Department responded and provided first aid. Employee #1 was transported to the UC-Davis Medical Center, where he was hospitalized.

Keywords: EXTENSION LADDER, INSTALLING, IMPALED, WORK RULES, LADDER, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, LOST BALANCE, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120343397			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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