Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201166014 - Employee is injured in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201166014 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 08/24/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126110410	09/13/2004	1711	238220	Acco Engineered Systems

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 p.m. on August 24, 2004, Employee #1, a sheet metal worker with Acco Engineered Systems, was removing duct connections. While standing on the fourth rung of a fiberglass A-Frame ladder cutting duct hanger straps, he lost his balance and the ladder slipped out from underneath him. He landed awkwardly on his left foot, which resulted in a fracture of his left fibula. Employee #1 was hospitalized at St. Johns Hospital in Santa Monica.

Keywords: FRACTURE, DUCT, DEMOLITION, SHEET METAL, STEPLADDER, LADDER, SLIP, FALL, LOST BALANCE, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Demolition		$250,000 to $500,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126110410			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Sheet metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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