Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201167368 - Employee Fractures Elbow and Femur in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201167368 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 11/04/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126152123	11/23/2005	1541	236220	Ghanooni Construction Inc

Abstract: At approximately 8:20 a.m. on November 4, 2005, Employee #1 was working as a laborer, employed by Ghanooni Construction Inc. He had been hired to repair the damaged roof of a commercial building in Beverly Hills, CA. To gain access to the roof, he was climbing a portable ladder to reach a fixed ladder. The fixed ladder was attached to the exterior wall of the building in an alleyway for roof access. As he was moving from the portable ladder to the fixed ladder, Employee #1 lost his footing on the portable ladder. He fell to the side, face down, falling 111 inches or 9.25 ft from the second rung of the fixed ladder to the ground. He sustained fractures to his left elbow and his right femur. He was transported to Cedar Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, CA, where he was hospitalized and treated for his injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, REPAIR, ROOF, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ELBOW, LOST CONTROL, WORK SURFACE, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126152123			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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