Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125718296 - Dunsmuir Volunteer Fire Dept.

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 125718296

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 12/08/2003

Site Address:
Dunsmuir Volunteer Fire Dept.
5902 Dunsmuir Ave.
Dunsmuir, CA 96025

Mailing Address:
5915 Dunsmuir Ave., Dunsmuir, CA 96025

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:9224

NAICS: 922160/Fire Protection

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/08/2003

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/20/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362351157

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201174877

Event: 11/10/2003

Employee fractures ankles in fall from ladder

On November 10, 2003, Employee #1, a volunteer fire fighter from the Volunteer Fire Department, was replacing a new light fixture in the department building using a ladder. On his fifth time up, the ladder slipped and fell to the floor. Employee #1 jumped away from the ladder from a height of approximately seven feet above the floor. He landed on the concrete floor and fractured both ankles. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: FIREFIGHTER, FRACTURE, LADDER, LIGHTING FIXTURE, SLIP, FALL, CONCRETE, WORK SURFACE, ANKLE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125718296			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Firefighting occupations

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