Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201094919 - Employee fractures hip in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201094919 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 08/17/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126135391	08/29/2001	1731	238210	Pacific Commercial

Abstract: On August 17, 2001, Employee #1, a cable television installer, was setting up his ladder at a utility pole to initiate cable installation for a residential subscriber. He initially set his ladder on the cable strand out on the power pole. However, he felt uncomfortable because the ladder was too close to the tap, thus he reset the ladder on the telephone strand, which was located below the cable strand. Employee #1 climbed to the top of the ladder and was starting to work when the ladder hooks slipped out of the telephone strand. Employee #1 fell approximately 20 ft onto the grass. He fractured his hip and was transported by ambulance to St John's Hospital, where he was treated and released within 24 hours.

Keywords: ATTACHMENT HOOK, FRACTURE, TELECOM WORK, LADDER, LADDER HOOKS, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, UTILITY POLE, HIP, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition		Under $50,000		20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126135391			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Telephone line installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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