Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201069465 - Employee Fractures Foot in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201069465 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 09/20/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307031625	09/29/2005	1611	237310	Martin Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 8:25 a.m. on October 20, 2005, Employee #1, of Martin Corporation, was installing fire resistive caulking into a building under construction. The building was located on the campus of CSU San Marcos in San Diego County. Employee #1 was working from an aluminum extension ladder inside Building Number 13 of the new Business School. The foot of the ladder that he was using in order to get under the T-bar ceiling was positioned too far from the wall. The ladder slipped, Employee #1 fell approximately 7 feet to the floor. He sustained fractures to his ankle and foot. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CEILING, CONSTRUCTION, METAL LADDER, FALL, WORK SURFACE, FOOT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	4	40

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307031625			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 7 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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