Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201088226 - Employee Checking Storage Tank Falls and Fractures Ankle

Accident Summary Nr: 201088226 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 07/21/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120145891	12/15/2006	2952	324122	Rgm Products Inc

Abstract: On July 21, 2006, Employee #1 was working for RGM Products, a manufacturer of roofing materials, at the asphalt storage area of the firm's manufacturing facility, in Fresno, CA. He was checking the level of the liquid asphalt in a storage tank. After checking the level, he started to descend a ladder. He was not watching his step, and he missed a ladder rung about 15 feet high. He fell to the ground, fracturing his left ankle. He was taken to the University Medical Center (UMC) Hospital in Fresno, CA, where he was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LADDER, STORAGE TANK, FALL, ANKLE, ASPHALT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120145891			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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