Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202530739 - Employee Breaks Leg in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 202530739 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 04/19/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313643025	05/17/2011	1731	238210	Herzog Electric, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:45 a.m. on April 19, 2011, Employee #1, a low voltage technician, was identifying cables in the soffit area of the library located on the campus of a local university. Employee #1 was standing on an A-frame ladder. Employee #1 started to descend the ladder, and lost his balance, and fell to the tiled floor below. Employee #1 broke his right leg just below the knee. He was transported to Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Harbor City, CA by paramedics. Employee #1 was admitted to the hospital and was discharged after two days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ELECTRICIAN, LADDER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313643025			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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