Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201068392 - Employee fractures back in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201068392 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 09/03/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125872382	10/22/2004	1711	238220	Temecula Valley Sheet Metal

Abstract: At approximately 4:45 a.m. on September 3, 2004, Employee #1, of Temecula Valley Sheet Metal, was working from a 24-ft Werner extension ladder replacing a section of ventilation duct. The ducting was not bolted into the louver, and when Employee #1 released the straps, the ducting fell and knocked him off of the ladder. He fell approximately 13 ft to the floor. Employee #1 was admitted to Palomar Hospital for treatment a fractured lumbar vertebrae.

Keywords: FRACTURE, DUCT, EXTENSION LADDER, VENTILATION, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, STRUCK BY, VERTEBRA

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2	13

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125872382			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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