Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201128196 - Employee Falls from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201128196 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 04/28/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310099841	05/13/2011	1541	236210	U W Construction Center

Abstract: At approximately 3:00 p.m., On April 28, 2011, Employee #1 suffered a lumbar fracture when he fell from a ladder while working at jobsite located at 1286 Kifer Road, in Sunnyvale, California. The injured was an employee of a Construction Center and who was taken to a Medical Center where he was admitted for treatment of his injury. The injured employee had received assignments from the Superintendent and Project Manager. At the time of the accident, Employee #1 was installing ceiling air registers. The power drill used by Employee #1 ran out of battery power, so Employee #1 descended the 20-foot extension ladder, holding the 18-volt lithium-ion battery, to get a replacement. The ladder slid back as the employee descended and he fell on the concrete floor from a height of 92 inches (approximate). The employee suffered a lumbar spine fracture and was hospitalized for 13 days. After being discharged from the hospital on May 11, 2011, Employee #1 was transferred to a skilled nursing facility for continued rehabilitation and was sent home on June 4, 2011.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CEILING, LADDER, HEALTH CARE FACILITY, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310099841			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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