Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202443156 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 202443156 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 02/11/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125942060	04/07/2006	4813	517110	Verizon California Inc

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on February 11, 2006, Employee #1, an engineering technician, was repairing a residential telephone line. After repairing the line, he descended an aluminum extension ladder that was about 14 to 16 feet above a dirt shoulder. As he was descending the ladder, Employee #1 either slipped or missed a rung and fell to the ground. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for a serious head trauma and multiple bodily injuries.

Keywords: HEAD, REPAIR, TELECOM WORK, LADDER, SLIP, ELEC UTILITY WORK, FALL, UTILITY POLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125942060			Hospitalized injury	Other	Engineering technicians, n.e.c.

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