Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 93185.015 - Employee Falls From Ladder And Fractures Femur And Wrist

Accident Summary Nr: 93185.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 01/19/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1210984.015	02/15/2017		721110	Sky Harbor Fullerton Llc

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on January 19, 2017, Employee #1 was working for an engineering maintenance department of a hotel. He was tasked with installing a new light fixture. To attach the light fixture, he used a 16 ft extension ladder. The ladder was placed upon artificial grass and against an exterior wall of the building in a lawn area. Employee #1 climbed up the ladder. While he stood on the ladder, it slipped out from underneath him. He and the ladder fell. Employee #1 struck a concrete surface in the fall and suffered a fractured right femur and right wrist. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he received treatment, underwent surgical procedures, and was then hospitalized.

Keywords: Fall, Fracture, Installing, Ladder, Leg, Slip, Slippery Surface, Unsecured Panel, Unstable Position, Wrist

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1210984.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury		Engineering technicians, n.e.c.

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