Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201022597 - Employee Fractures Leg in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201022597 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 02/18/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300751633	02/23/2010	1799	238990	Pacific Distributing Inc

Abstract: On February 18, 2010, Employee #1 was disassembling a wind tower. He was standing on a fixed ladder, approximately 20 ft high. The ladder detached from the tower and fell straight back with the employee on it. Employee #1 fell to the ground, suffering multiple fractures to his right leg. Employee was transported to Queen of the Valley Hospital in Napa, California, where he was hospitalized.

Keywords: LADDER, FALL, TOWER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		Demolition		Under $50,000		30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300751633			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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