Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201038825 - Employee's Ankle Fractured in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201038825 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 02/01/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309905008	02/28/2007	8221	611310	California State University Long Beach

Abstract: At 2:15 p.m. on February 1, 2007, Employee #1, a locksmith for California State University Long Beach, was working outside the north building entry doors of Peterson Hall. He was repairing the electric door mechanism used for handicapped person entry/exit, when he was knocked off his 7-foot A-frame ladder by a student opening the doors. The doors had not been blocked or locked out nor had a watch been posted. Employee #1 stated he was near the top of the ladder and fell about five feet to six feet. As he fell, his left ankle became tangled in the ladder and was fractured. He was treated at Long Beach Memorial Hospital and then transferred to Kaiser Hospital, where he was hospitalized for two days for treatment.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, SIGNALMAN, WORK RULES, LADDER, FALL, DOOR, ANKLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309905008			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Locksmiths and safe repairers

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.