Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202556742 - Employee Is Found Unconscious after Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 202556742 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 06/03/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317142974	08/07/2013	1521	236118	Lmz'S Perfect Finish Inc

Abstract: On June 3, 2013, Employee #1, a construction laborer, was installing windows at a residence in Anaheim. The employee was using an A-frame ladder that was folded and leaning against a wall at the side of the house under the window. Employee #1 placed a 2 by 8 in. sill at the bottom of the window. He saw that there was a gap and began to pull the wood back out of the window the wood suddenly released from the window causing the employee to fall backwards off the ladder, and hitting a wood fence, and onto a brick edge of a planter box. The employee was found unconscious. Employee #1 was transported to an area hospital, where he underwent surgery. Employee was hospitalized for more than three days.

Keywords: PULL BACK DEVICE, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, WOOD SLAB, LADDER, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	317142974			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 7 feet Cause: Installing windows and doors, glazing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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