Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202462495 - Employee Injures Finger in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 202462495 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 09/12/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300831591	09/22/2005	1731	238210	Morrow-Meadows, Corps

Abstract: At approximately 7:40 a.m. on September 12, 2005, an employee was working for Morrow-Meadows Corp., an electrical contractor, located in City of Industries, California. The employee was on a 6-ft ladder trying to untangle fire alarm system cables. He was reaching over ductwork when the ladder moved. He fell to the ground and injured his left middle finger. The employee was taken to Antelope Valley Hospital where he was hospitalized for 3 days. He had surgery to repair his dislocated finger.

Keywords: UNSECURED, FINGER, WORK RULES, LADDER, DISLOCATED, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNSTABLE POSITION

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300831591			Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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