Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201039872 - Employee injured in fall descending ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201039872 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 12/13/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309908333	02/13/2008	1542	236220	Standard Drywall

Abstract: At 7:31 a.m. on December 13, 2007, Employee #1, a carpenter with Standard Drywall, Inc., was framing a wall at a site in Harbor City, CA. He was using a 12 ft, double-sided, A-frame stepladder to install a metal support in the 14 ft ceiling. Employee #1 was descending the ladder when he lost his balance and fell. He sustained back injuries and could not feel or move his left leg, so coworkers called 911 for assistance. Paramedics responded and transported Employee #1 to Harbor UCLA Hospital. Employee #1 had been tied off using a full body harness and lanyard with a beam clamp, but had disconnected from the beam clamp to descend the ladder.

Keywords: PARALYSIS, CARPENTER, STEPLADDER, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, DESCENDING, BACK, FALL, TIE-OFF

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309908333			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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