Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201081387 - EMPLOYEE INJURED IN FALL FROM EXTENSION LADDER

Accident Summary Nr: 201081387 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 08/05/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125774729	01/29/1999	6513	0	Senior Citizens Village

Abstract: At 4:20 p.m. on August 5, 1998, Employee #1, a maintenance man, placed an extension ladder against Building Number 12, a single-story residential building, to access the roof. He had been instructed to fix the cooler. Witness statements indicate that Employee #1 had reached the rungs just before the roof line when he apparently lost his footing and fell backwards to the ground. The ladder landed on top of him. Employee #1 was transported to the Fresno Community Hospital, where it was determined that he had a ruptured spleen, broken ribs and a fractured scapula. He was hospitalized for six days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, EXTENSION LADDER, SHOULDER, SPLEEN, RUPTURE, RIB, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125774729			Hospitalized injury	Other	Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers

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