Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201181351 - Employee Falls from Ladder Fracturing Spine

Accident Summary Nr: 201181351 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 09/06/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300891702	09/19/2002	7381	0	Construction Protective Services

Abstract: At approximately 5:00 a.m. on September 6, 2002, Employee #1,a security guard for Construction Protective Services, was performing his normal rounds at a construction site. He was on the ground floor, holding onto a railing as he prepared to descend a ladder to the basement. The railing became loose, and he fell approximately 8 feet to the basement floor. The employee sustained a compression fracture of his spine. He called his supervisor, who came and drove him to San Francisco General Hospital.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SPINE, UNSECURED, LADDER, DESCENDING, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, HANDRAIL, FALL, SECURITY GUARD, LOST BALANCE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300891702			Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Guards and police, excluding public service

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