Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201508769 - Employee Fractures Upper Arm in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201508769 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 09/16/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312353733	09/22/2008	1711	238220	Comfort Air Hbvc Inc

Abstract: On September 16, 2008, Employee #1, a construction worker, was standing on the fifth rung of a stepladder and pushing a square duct through the ceiling rafters. As he exerted horizontal pressure on the duct, he lost balance, tipped the ladder, and fell in the opposite direction of the ladder. He fractured his right forearm and upper arm. Employee #1 was hospitalized at the Eden Medical Center located in Castro Valley, California for five days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, DUCT, STEPLADDER, FOREARM, CONSTRUCTION, RAFTER, FALL, ARM, FLYING OBJECT, LOST BALANCE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312353733			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers

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