Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201185683 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Step Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201185683 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 01/17/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312690456	01/27/2011	1521	236115	V. S. Construction

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on January 17, 2011, Employee #1 was working by himself at a jobsite in San Francisco installing a vent for a bathroom fan. Employee #1 stood on the third rung of a six foot fiberglass step ladder, reaching up with both hands to connect the fan housing to the exhaust ductwork, and he lost his balance and fell backwards. Employee #1 hit his head on the concrete footing. Another employee was at lunch during the fall and returned to see Employee #1 on the floor. The other employee called emergency services for an ambulance, which transported Employee #1 to San Francisco General Hospital. Employee #1 suffered abrasions to the neck and back of his head. Employee #1 was hospitalized for two days for observation and X- rays.

Keywords: HEAD, INSTALLING, CARPENTER, STEPLADDER, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, ABRASION, FALL, NECK, LOST BALANCE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312690456			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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