Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 201127669 - Employee Fractures Leg in Fall from Ladder
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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310098108 | 07/27/2010 | 1711 | 238220 | Thermoscape |
Abstract: At approximately 4:40 p.m. on July 21, 2010, Employee #1 was working for Thermoscape, changing an HVAC system in Redwood City, CA. He was working alone on that day. He noticed that the cover of a roof hatch was open, so he climbed a fixed ladder to close the cover. There was a rope tied off to the handle of the roof hatch cover. Employee #1 grabbed that rope with one hand instead of holding the handle and used other hand to latch the cover. Just then, the rope broke, and Employee #1 lost his balance. He fell off the ladder approximately seven feet down onto a wood joist in the unfinished floor in the attic at the second level of this building. As a result, Employee #1 fractured his leg. He was taken to the Stanford Hospital, and he was hospitalized for more than twenty-four hours. Employee #1 said that he had done this type of work many times before, and that he had been trained by his employer. Employee #1 stated that he should not have held onto the rope and that he should have held the handle for a secure grip instead. There was no accident-related violation, although the employer was cited for other general violations that were not related to this accident.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Commercial building | Alteration or rehabilitation | Under $50,000 | 2 | 25 |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 310098108 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Construction trades, n.e.c. | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder |