Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202518320 - Employee Fractures Ankle after Jumping Off Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 202518320 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 11/24/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312572191	12/12/2008	1795	238910	Allied Environmental Inc

Abstract: On November 24, 2008, Employee #1 was pulling down duct work, in preparation for an asbestos removal job at the San Joaquin Delta College Goleman Library. A piece of 24-inch duct work was falling and was about to strike Employee #1. To avoid being struck by the duct work, Employee #1 decided to jump off the 6-foot ladder. He fractured his right ankle in the approximate 4.5-foot jump off the ladder. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, ASBESTOS REMOVAL, FALL, FALLING OBJECT, ANKLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Demolition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312572191			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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