Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201159910 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201159910 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 06/28/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307453845	07/15/2004	1711	238220	Progressive Plumbing Systems Inc

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on June 28, 2004, Employee #1, with Progressive Plumbing Services, Inc., fell while descending an aluminum extension ladder after delivering flashing to a plumber who was on a single-story roof. Later, the plumber found Employee #1 walking around, disoriented, with blood on his face. The plumber drove Employee #1 to the Inland Valley Regional Medical Center for emergency medical care. He was then transferred to the Loma Linda University Medical Center, where he was hospitalized for a fractured C-7 vertebra and lacerations to his head and right knee.

Keywords: KNEE, FRACTURE, HEAD, EXTENSION LADDER, ROOF, LACERATION, FALL, NECK, PLUMBING, VERTEBRA

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307453845			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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