Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201024072 - Employee Fractures Several Bones from Fall Off a Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201024072 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 04/02/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315828343	04/04/2012	1731	238210	Morton Smith Electrical, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 4:00 p.m. on April 2, 2012, Employee #1 was a 1-1/8 inch hole in the wood framing with an electric drill, Milwaukee Cat. No. 1675-1, Serial No. 413B400521677. As he applied force to the drill, the ladder swung out from under employees' feet causing employee to fall to concrete slab. He was transported via ambulance to Marin General Hospital in Greenbrae, CA, where he remained hospitalized and treated for broken left collarbone, two fractures to right hip, and ten broken ribs.

Keywords: FRACTURE, DRILL OPERATOR, COLLARBONE, LADDER, RIB, FALL, HIP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315828343			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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