Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 115486.015 - Employee falls from ladder and injures head

Accident Summary Nr: 115486.015 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 11/02/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1380224.015	02/20/2019		236220	Swinerton Builders

Abstract: At 12:20 a.m. on November 2, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working from a 10-foot A-frame stepladder and using tin snips to demolish an approximately 19 inches by 9 inches by 25 feet long HVAC duct. He was working alone and with no witnesses. His foreman found the employee face down on the ground with the ladder lying next to him. The employee was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of blunt force traumatic head injuries.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Brain, Construction, Demolition, Dismantling, Duct, Fall, Fall Protection, Falling Object, HVAC, Head, Ladder, Stepladder, Struck Against, Unconsciousness

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1380224.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer

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