Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201187077 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201187077 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 08/12/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317176287	09/30/2013	1731	238210	W. Bradley Electric, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 p.m. on August 12, 2013, an employee, an electrician, was working alone to replace a lamp in the overhead ceiling light fixture. He was working from a 10-foot fiberglass stepladder. The stepladder began to tip and the employee jumped off and landed on his right foot. He was taken to Kaiser Hospital in San Francisco. He was treated for a fractured ankle and had surgery the next day. He was hospitalized for two days due to reaction to the pain medication that was prescribed to him.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ELECTRICIAN, LADDER, FALL, WORK SURFACE, ANKLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	3	24

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	317176287			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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