Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201482742 - Employee injured in fall from fiberglass ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201482742 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 10/15/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125804385	04/07/2000	5211	0	R And S Erection Of Vallejo, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on October 15, 1999, Employee #1 was performing preventive maintenance on a metal roll-up door. Employee #1 was working from a 24-foot fiberglass ladder. Employee #1 was attempting to give more tension to the metal springs of the roll-up door. The ladder slipped, and Employee #1 fell approximately 16 feet onto the concrete floor. Employee #1 was transported to Sutter Salano Medical Center in Vallejo, California. Employee #1 sustained multiple fractures to his left elbow and right knee and was hospitalized.

Keywords: KNEE, FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, EXTENSION LADDER, FALL, ELBOW, DOOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125804385			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Machinery maintenance occupations

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