Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 170621510 - Employee injured in fall while descending ladder
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125696385 | 11/29/2000 | 1731 | 0 | Prince Telecom Holdings, Inc., |
Abstract: Employee #1, of Prince Telecom Holdings, Inc., was one of several installers working at a customer location in San Ramon, CA. He was on a ladder, having just hooked up a new cable for the old one. When he began to descend, his foot slipped on a rung and he fell about 20 ft to the pavement. Employee #1 suffered a fractured vertebra and a fractured right ankle. The employer was a contractor doing cable installation for the telecommunications industry.
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powerline, transmission line | Alteration or rehabilitation | Under $50,000 | 25 | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 125696385 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Telephone line installers and repairers | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder |
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