Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201039963 - Employee injured in fall while descending extension ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201039963 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 12/01/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309908424	02/25/2008	1761	238390	Mission Sheet Metals Inc

Abstract: At approximately 3:00 p.m. on December 1, 2007, Employee #1, a gutter installer for Mission Sheet Metals, Inc., was working at a construction site in Huntington Beach, CA. He was using an extension ladder, which was reportedly being held by a coworker, to install a copper gutter at a height of approximately 10 ft. Employee #1 was descending when he missed a step and slipped down, striking his head on the concrete patio as he landed. He suffered head lacerations and was unconscious for approximately five minutes. Coworkers called 911 for assistance. Paramedics responded and transported Employee #1 to Long Beach Memorial Hospital, where he was admitted for treatment.

Keywords: HEAD, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, EXTENSION LADDER, LADDER, SLIP, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, DESCENDING, LACERATION, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309908424			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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