Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202490884 - Carpenter Is Injured in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 202490884 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 09/09/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314532987	09/20/2010	1522	236118	David R Miller Construction, Inc

Abstract: On September 9, 2010, Employee #1, with David R. Miller Construction, Inc., was on the roof of a single-story house checking a gas line connection. While descending a ladder, it kicked out and fell to the ground. Employee #1 fell and landed on the ladder. He was transported to Sutter Davis Hospital, and then transferred to UC Davis Medical Center, where he was hospitalized for fractures of his left wrist and L-4 vertebra.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, UNSECURED, CARPENTER, LADDER, DESCENDING, BACK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNSTABLE POSITION

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314532987			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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