Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201185741 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Ladder While Trimming Tree

Accident Summary Nr: 201185741 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 06/13/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312691215	06/19/2011	1522	236118	Azteca Hauling

Abstract: At approximately 2:48 p.m. on June 13, 2011, Employee #1 was working for himself, cleaning a yard and trimming trees at a private residence. Employee #1 was trimming the branches of a tree from an A-frame ladder and fell approximately 8 feet to the concrete below. Employee #1 was taken by ambulance to San Francisco General Hospital for treatment of unspecified injuries. The Los Angeles Fire Department reported the accident to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health on June 13, 2011. An investigation was conducted, but the Division did not issue any citations because it found no violations of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations in connection with this investigation.

Keywords: TREE PRUNER, LADDER, TREE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TREE TRIMMING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Other		Under $50,000		10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312691215			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Landscaping Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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