Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201023496 - Employee Falls from Ladder and Receives Injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 201023496 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 08/04/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300753787	08/12/2011	1731	238210	Napa Electric

Abstract: At approximately 9:20 a.m. on August 4, 2011, Employee #1, a permanent apprentice electrician, drilled a 0.5-in. hole through a beam located in a room of a winery. Wiring would pass through the hole for electric lightings. He used a 10-ft fiber glass stepladder to access the beam. As he was descending the ladder, the ladder suddenly twisted and collapsed causing him to fall to the cement floor. He sustained fractures to his left wrist and ribs. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he underwent treatment and was hospitalized for five days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNSECURED, STEPLADDER, ELECTRICIAN, RIB, FALL, UNSTABLE POSITION, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300753787			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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