Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201182904 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201182904 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 05/11/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307395517	06/19/2006	1731	238210	Cupertino Electric

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 a.m. on May 11, 2006, Employee #1, an apprentice electrician for an electrical contractor, was assisting in the remodeling of a retail clothing store. He was working from a fiberglass 10-foot stepladder, standing one step below the top cap, facing the stepladder, to push a mechanical cable away from a light fixture. The pushing action caused the ladder to tip over, causing the ladder and Employee #1 to fall in the opposite direction. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for a broken fibula and ankle, as well as a dislocated ankle with ligament damage.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, ELECTRICIAN, LADDER, INEXPERIENCE, FALL, SPRAIN, ANKLE, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	5

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307395517			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electricians' apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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