Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310552922 - Modesto Irrigation District

Inspection Information - Office: Modesto District Office

Inspection Nr: 310552922

Report ID: 0950624

Date Opened: 08/05/2008

Site Address:
Modesto Irrigation District
1632 Bedford Ave
Modesto, CA 95351

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 4060, Modesto, CA 95352

Union Status: Union

SIC:9631

NAICS: 926130/ Regulation and Administration of Communications, Electric, Gas, and Other Utilities

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/06/2008

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/12/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102561842

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202517546

Event: 06/21/2008

Employee Fractures Leg in Fall from Ladder

At approximately 12:00 a.m. on June 21, 2008, an employee, a utility worker and lineman, was dispatched to an emergency power outage. The employee had to feed the service line over the house due to dogs in the backyard. The employee was approximately 8-feet on an extension ladder, trying to swing the service line over the porch landing, when the ladder kicked out. The employee fell approximately eight feet, resulting in a fractured leg. The employee was hospitalized and treated for fractured leg.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LADDER, OVERHEAD CRANE, FALL, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310552922			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electrical power installers and repairers

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