Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 117462.015 - Employee incurs multiple injuries in fall from ladder
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1411270.015 | 06/26/2019 | 111422 | Salinas Valley Nursery, Llc |
Abstract: At approximately 09:20 a.m. on June 24, 2019, an employee was attempting to secure a plastic film roofing on a greenhouse. The employee was positioned on a ladder 12 feet above the ground when it slipped, causing the employee to fall. At approximately 09:54 a.m. on June 24, 2019, DOSH was notified of the incident and arrived on site on June 26, 2019, to begin an investigation with the manager and assistant manager. The employee was working on a 10-foot step ladder and was reaching off to the side of the ladder to perform a repair on the plastic roofing material when the ladder kicked out and fell over; resulting in the employee's unexpected decent onto hard packed dirt ground. The employee sustained fractures to two ribs, both wrists, two fingers on the right hand and a finger on left hand, contusions to the head, and a concussion. The employee was transported to Natividad Hospital and admitted for treatment.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1411270.015 | 50 | M | Hospitalized injury | Laborers, except construction |