Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202634895 - Employee Fractures Arm in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 202634895 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 10/13/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315993568	10/25/2011	8062	622110	Kaiser Foundation Hospital Dba Kaiser Permanente

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on October 13, 2011, Employee #1, a gardener, was trimming trees in the parking lot. He set up a 12-ft aluminum tripod ladder on the asphalt surface, and started trimming branches. The ladder slipped out from under him, causing Employee #1 to fall from an unknown height to the ground below. He sustained a fractured arm and was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: FRACTURE, METAL LADDER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ARM, TREE TRIMMING, WORK SURFACE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315993568			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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