Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201174877 - Employee fractures ankles in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201174877 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 11/10/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125718296	12/08/2003	9224	922160	Dunsmuir Volunteer Fire Dept.

Abstract: On November 10, 2003, Employee #1, a volunteer fire fighter from the Volunteer Fire Department, was replacing a new light fixture in the department building using a ladder. On his fifth time up, the ladder slipped and fell to the floor. Employee #1 jumped away from the ladder from a height of approximately seven feet above the floor. He landed on the concrete floor and fractured both ankles. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: FIREFIGHTER, FRACTURE, LADDER, LIGHTING FIXTURE, SLIP, FALL, CONCRETE, WORK SURFACE, ANKLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125718296			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Firefighting occupations

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