Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202462149 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 202462149 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 06/30/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300830346	07/13/2005	1761	238160	Maravilla Foundation

Abstract: At approximately 11:45 p.m. on June 30, 2005, Employee #1 was repairing a heater in the roof with a coworker. Employee #1 was climbing a ladder to the roof. When he reached the roof level the ladder slipped and he fell with the ladder. Employee #1 landed on the concrete ground below approximately 7 feet 10 inches in height from the roof level. Employee #1 was taken to a clinic in Los Angeles and then transferred to Beverly Hospital. Employee #1 was diagnosed with a fractured skull, right hand side, jaw, left wrist, and back. Employee #1 was in the hospital for 5 days.

Keywords: REPAIR, WORK RULES, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, SKULL, FALL, UNSTABLE POSITION, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	7

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300830346			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Helpers, mechanics and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 7 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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