Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201105848 - Employee Killed in Fall from Elevation

Accident Summary Nr: 201105848 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 12/07/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125754937	04/20/2005	5063	423610	Pg&E

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on December 7th, 2004, Employee #1 was stepping down onto a 12 foot fiber glass "A" frame ladder. Employee #1 had been working inside a building's elevated heater closet to address a gas pressure problem. Employee #1 had a problem reaching the "A" frame ladder from the elevated heating closet. To reach the ladder Employee #1 moved backwards on his stomach. Employee #1 reached the second rung from the top of the ladder with his right foot. However, when Employee #1 put his weight on his right foot, the ladder flew out from under him and he fell 8.5 ft to the ground. Employee #1 suffered a broken and dislocated wrist and fractures to his right hip. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LADDER, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, HIP, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125754937			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Welders and cutters

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