Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170632061 - Employee breaks ribs in fall when ladder shifts

Accident Summary Nr: 170632061 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 08/05/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119767275	08/26/1996	3651	0	Paul Audio Inc.

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on August 5, 1996, Employee #1, who installed alarm systems for businesses, was working at E.R.S., Inc., El Monte, CA, a sound/audio equipment manufacturer. He was on a ladder installing wire above the rolling door exit when the ladder shifted and he fell. Employee #1 landed on a wooden box, fracturing three ribs. This accident resulted from no one holding the ladder for the employee while he was working.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, LADDER, RIB, FALL, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119767275			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Misc. electrical & electronic equipment repairers

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