Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201156353 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Stepladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201156353 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 07/26/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300859360	08/23/2002	1751	0	Dymond Framing

Abstract: At approximately 2:30 p.m. on July 26, 2002, Employee #1, of Dymond Framing, was straight-edging the ceiling and walls of a residence under construction in Yucaipa, CA. He was working from a 6-ft to 8-ft-tall stepladder when he lost his balance and fell from an unknown height on the concrete floor. Employee #1 sustained multiple fractures to his left lower leg and ankle. He was transported by ambulance to Redlands Community Hospital, where he was admitted and treated for five days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STEPLADDER, WORK RULES, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ANKLE, LEG, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300859360			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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