Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202449161 - Employee Is Injured In Fall From Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 202449161 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 05/19/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310603329	06/26/2008	1799	238390	Ideal Mechanical

Abstract: At approximately 12:40 p.m. on May 19, 2008, Employee #1, with Ideal Mechanical, was standing on a 20 ft fiberglass extension ladder installing a sheet metal sun screen. While reaching to tighten a screw, he lost his balance and fell 8 ft to the ground. Employee #1 was transported to Inland Valley Hospital and subsequently transferred to the University of California San Diego Medical Center, where he was hospitalized for fractured vertebrae and paralysis from his chest down.

Keywords: fracture, paralysis, installing, sheet metal, ladder, construction, back, fall, vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310603329			Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction laborers

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