Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202540704 - Cable Technician Sustains Fractures in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 202540704 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 05/09/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126203462	05/20/2009	1623	237130	Directv Home Services

Abstract: At approximately 7:00 p.m. on May 9, 2009, Employee #1 was working as a field technician for a cable television firm. He was using a 20-foot aluminum ladder to gain access to the roof of a residential house to work on a cable television connection. As he was halfway up the ladder, it buckled. Employee #1 fell to the ground and fractured both elbows. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: E GI V, FRACTURE, ROOF, ELECTRICAL, TELECOM WORK, CABLE TV WORK, E TC, LADDER, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Other		$50,000 to $250,000	1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126203462			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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