Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202440574 - Employee Falls from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 202440574 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 02/18/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307456012	03/01/2005	1711	238220	Williams Mechanical Inc

Abstract: At approximately 2:15 p.m. on Friday, February 18, 2005, Employee #1, a Journeyman Plumber employed by Williams Mechanical Inc., was injured while working at a residential construction site in Corona, California. The plumber was standing on the step below the topcap of a Werner 6-foot stepladder, installing WIRSBO water pipes above the 9-foot ceiling. He lost his balance, upsetting the ladder, and fell on it. He sustained a ruptured spleen, broken ribs, and a punctured and collapsed left lung. He was taken to Riverside Community Hospital, Riverside, California, where he was admitted for surgery and hospitalized seven days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, SPLEEN, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, RUPTURE, RIB, FALL, WATER PIPE, LOST BALANCE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307456012			Hospitalized injury	Other	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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