Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202715744 - Employee Suffers Fractures in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 202715744 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 04/09/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316211374	04/12/2013	1711	238220	Golden State Fire Protection Inc

Abstract: At approximately 10:45 a.m. on April 09, 2013, Employee#1, of Golden State Fire Protection, was working at a jobsite climbing a ladder while carrying a piece of 2-ft long pipe. While he was on the ladder attempting to transfer from the ladder to the deck and underneath the edge of the deck, the ladder slid. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell approximately 13-ft to the concrete floor below. The employee was transported to an area hospital, where he was treated for unspecified multiple fractures. Employee #1 was hospitalized for two days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LADDER, CLIMBING ON COLUMN, FALL, PIPE, LOST BALANCE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316211374			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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