Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202477220 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 202477220 -- Report ID: 0950636 -- Event Date: 01/03/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312666241	03/23/2011	8221	611310	Cerritos Community College District

Abstract: On January 3, 2011, Employee #1 a maintenance mechanic, was climbing down a 13-ft. 4-in. portable ladder from an 11-ft 8-in. breezeway roof. The ladder slid out from under him, and he fell. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for multiple fractures, as a result of the accident. Further investigation recorded that the rubber pads on the ladder's safety feet were excessively worn.

Keywords: ROOF, INADEQUATE MAINT, LADDER, MECHANIC, DESCENDING, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312666241			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Machinery maintenance occupations

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