Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202542676 - Employee Fell Off a Extension Ladder from About 12 Feet

Accident Summary Nr: 202542676 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 11/30/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314858382	12/09/2010	1731	238210	Bay City Fire Protection Inc

Abstract: At 1:30 PM on November 30, 2010 a serious accident occurred at a jobsite located at 440 S. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, Ca. 90020... This company installed and serviced fire control systems in buildings. The site was a new building that was nearly complete. The injured was applying fire caulking around a pipe penetration in a concrete block wall. The location was the ground floor landing in an enclosed stairwell, and the penetration was about 12 feet high. The injured worker was on an extension ladder about 10 feet up, when it slipped on the glazed new concrete floor. His injuries included an abrasion on the left side of his neck, including swelling, left finger laceration, and soreness. He was hospitalized for three days while the neck swelling went down.

Keywords: EXTENSION LADDER, HEALTH CARE FACILITY, LACERATION, FALL, NECK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3	35

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314858382			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Fireproofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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