Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201076031 - Employee Fractures Vertebrae in Fall from Chill Box

Accident Summary Nr: 201076031 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 11/15/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312685068	11/30/2010	1711	238220	Jackson And Blanc

Abstract: On November15, 2010, Employee # 1, a service technician of Jackson & Blanc (employer), used a 6 feet Aluminum frame ladder to climb on to the water box of chiller Number 2 to set the davit arm and perform maintenance. He was holding on to a valve handle, as he was stepping from the chiller block on the ladder. The wheel handle came off from its spindle mount, and the employee lost his balance and fell about 5.5 to 6 feet on to a concrete floor. Employee #1 sustained a broken L1 vertebra. He was immediately taken to Scripps Memorial Hospital at La Jolla, CA for treatment.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, CONTROL LEVER, METAL LADDER, FALL, NECK, LOST BALANCE, VERTEBRA

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000		6

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312685068			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Mechanical engineering technicians

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