Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201148723 - Worker Falls from Ladder, Fracturing Upper Arm

Accident Summary Nr: 201148723 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 10/27/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309297430	03/26/2007	4812	517212	Cingular Wirless

Abstract: On October 27, 2006, an employee was working for a communications company in a controlled environment vault (CEV) that measured 10 ft wide by 20 ft long by 18 ft deep. Access and egress to the space was provided by a fixed vertical ladder located on the vault wall. As the employee descended the ladder, an extremely loud noise that was unexpectedly created (by a carbon monoxide blower cycling on), startled the employee. It caused him to falter, loose his grip, and fall approximately 15 ft onto the vault floor. The employee suffered a fractured bone in his upper arm and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TELECOM WORK, LADDER, DESCENDING, FIXED LADDER, NOISE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ARM, LOST BALANCE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309297430			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Telephone installers and repairers

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