Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201069820 - Employee fractures ankle in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201069820 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 02/14/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307033241	04/06/2006	1711	238220	Schmidt Fire Protection

Abstract: At approximately 4:00 a.m. on February 14, 2006, Employee #1 and coworkers were working at night to install a new sprinkler system in the kitchen of a hotel in La Jolla, CA. Employee #1 was descending an 8 ft stepladder in the kitchen when he either lost his balance or slipped. He fell from the ladder but his left foot became caught in the rungs, and fracturing his ankle.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STEPLADDER, LADDER, SLIP, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, DESCENDING, FALL, LOST BALANCE, ANKLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	6	60

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307033241			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	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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