Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201076122 - Worker Fractures Wrist When Ladder Falls Over

Accident Summary Nr: 201076122 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 09/15/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312684590	10/19/2010	1521	236115	East County Development, Inc

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on September 15, 2010, an employee was working for East County Development, Inc., at a custom single-family home construction site in La Mesa, CA. He was standing on an eight-foot tall ladder to attach a sheet of drywall onto the ceiling in the garage, which was approximately 11 feet above a concrete floor. As he used both hands to lift the drywall into place, he lost his balance on the ladder. The ladder fell, causing him to fall as well to the concrete ground. Other workers at the site contacted emergency services, and the employee was transported to Sharp Memorial Hospital in San Diego, CA, for treatment for a fracture to his right wrist. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, PANEL, STEPLADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALLING OBJECT, LOST BALANCE, UNSTABLE LOAD, UNSTABLE POSITION, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3	45

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312684590			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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