Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170153530 - Employee suffers fractures in fall when ladder breaks

Accident Summary Nr: 170153530 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 01/04/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112106398	02/07/1991	7812	0	Columbia Studios

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on February 4, 1991, Employee #1 of Columbia Studios, Culver City, CA, was painting a wall while standing on the eighth rung of a 10 ft tall Type I Johnson ladder. The ladder broke and Employee #1 fell, sustaining multiple injuries including a broken collarbone and right wrist. He was taken to UCLA Trauma Center, where he remained until February 8, 1991. The accident could have resulted from a material defect, but Employee #1's position high up on the ladder might have caused the ladder to shake until it broke.

Keywords: FRACTURE, COLLAPSE, COLLARBONE, LADDER, FALL, PAINTER, UNSTABLE POSITION, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112106398			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Painters, construction and maintenance

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