Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202486247 - Employee fractures leg in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 202486247 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 09/27/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310416813	10/17/2007	1731	238210	Oc Communications, Inc.

Abstract: On September 27, 2007, Employee #1, a cable installer with O.C. Communications, Inc., arrived at an apartment complex in Davis, CA, to make an internet connection for a customer. Employee #1 positioned an extension ladder on the side of the 19 ft high cable box and level with the top of it. He ascended the ladder and began to work when he realized he was missing a part, so he went back down and then climbed back to the same position. Employee #1 was using both hands to work in the cable box when he felt the ladder moving away from the building and grabbed the cable box with one hand. When he felt the box pulling away from the building, he let go and fell off the ladder to the ground, although the ladder moved back against the side of the building. Employee #1 landed on his feet, suffering a shattered left ankle and fractures to both his tibia and fibula. Apartment complex personnel arrived and called the Davis Fire Department. Employee #1 was transported to Sutter Davis Hospital, where he was treated and released three days later.

Keywords: FRACTURE, EXTENSION LADDER, TELECOM WORK, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, LOST BALANCE, ANKLE, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	3	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310416813			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Misc. electrical & electronic equipment repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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