Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201096229 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201096229 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 01/09/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126110576	01/10/2003	7948	711219	Creston Farms

Abstract: At approximately 7:45 a.m. on January 9, 2003, Employee #1, a worker at a horse ranch, was changing a parking lot light bulb, while standing on a 15-ft fiberglass ladder. He was holding onto a nearby metal pole for stability. The light bulb was made of high pressure sodium. The bulb broke, and Employee #1 received an electrical shock, causing him to fall off the ladder and onto the asphalt parking lot. Employee #1 sustained fractures to his wrist and vertebra, along with other injuries. He was hospitalized for his injuries and was released ten days later.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LADDER, LIGHTING FIXTURE, LOCKOUT, BACK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126110576			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Farm workers

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