Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201176476 - Employee injured in fall when ladder kicks out

Accident Summary Nr: 201176476 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 10/02/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120339130	10/27/2004	1731	238210	O.C. Communications

Abstract: On October 2, 2004, Employee #1, a cable installer, was disconnecting a customer's cable service in Sacramento, CA. He used a 12 ft tall combination ladder to climb a telephone pole and get to the pegs. He was near the top of the ladder trying to grab the pegs when the ladder kicked out and he fell approximately 12 ft onto the concrete. He sustained serious head and hip injuries and was transported to Mercy San Juan Hospital in Sacramento, where he was hospitalized for four days. The employer was cited for a violation of T8CCR 342(a), for failing to report a serious injury immediately; and T8CCR 8603 (a), for failing to train employees on how to properly use equipment ladders.

Keywords: HEAD, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, HIP, COMMUNICATION WORKER, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	2	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120339130			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Technicians, n.e.c.

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