Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201169877 - Employee Fractures Ankle in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201169877 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 04/24/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126198217	04/29/2008	1731	238210	Scg Electric

Abstract: At approximately 9:15 a.m. on April 24, 2008, Employee #1, an electrician, was using an 8 ft ladder to enter an overhead crawl space. The bottom of the crawl space opening was approximately 9.92 ft above the floor, which resulted in the need of the top of the ladder to access the crawl space. As he entered or exited the crawl space, he fell from the ladder and fractured his left ankle. He was hospitalized for over 24 hours at UCLA Medical Center.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ELECTRICIAN, LADDER, FALL, ANKLE

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	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126198217			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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