Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201157245 - Employee's arm broken in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201157245 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 04/17/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300862208	05/09/2003	1799	238190	B & C Awnings

Abstract: On April 17, 2003, Employee #1 was working with coworkers to install a decorative, metal, store front awning. The employees were installing the awning on store fronts number 2 and number 3, located in the Yucaipa Valley Center at 33677 Yucaipa Boulevard, in Yucaipa, California. The 23-ft wide by 48-in. tall metal awning was manufactured at the employer's custom awning manufacturing and installation facility in Anaheim, California. Employee #1 was working from a 8-ft aluminum ladder with his right foot on a step of the ladder and his left foot on a column of stone veneer facade. The top cap of the stone facade broke away and Employee #1 fell 5.5 ft to the ground, fracturing his left elbow. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LADDER, FALL, ARM, ELBOW

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300862208			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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