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Accident Summary Nr: 170150130 - EMPLOYEE FALLS FROM LADDER WHEN LATCH MECHANISM FAILS

Accident Summary Nr: 170150130 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 06/29/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119855922	07/13/1993	3612	0	Loral Librascope Corp

Abstract: AT ABOUT 1:30 P.M. ON JUNE 23, 1993, EMPLOYEE #1 OF LORAL LIBRASCOPE IN GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA, WAS CLIMBING UP AN EXTENSION LADDER, WERNER MODEL 7516-2. THE LATCH MECHANISM WAS DEFECTIVE AND FAILED. THE EXTENDED PORTION OF THE LADDER SLID BACK AND EMPLOYEE #1 FELL WITH THE LADDER 14 TO 15 FEET TO THE ASPHALT FLOOR. EMPLOYEE #1 RECEIVED HEAD AND BACK INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN TO COUNTY USC GENERAL HOSPITAL, THEN WAS TRANSFERRED TO ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR OVER 24 HOURS. AFTER INVESTIGATION, A CITATION FOR A SERIOUS VIOLATION AND SEVERAL OTHER GENERAL CITATIONS WERE ISSUED TO THE EMPLOYER.

Keywords: HEAD, SAFETY LATCH, EXTENSION LADDER, LADDER, BACK, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119855922			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Machinery maintenance occupations

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