Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119009.015 - Employee incurs multiple injuries in fall from fixed ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 119009.015 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 04/23/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1397545.015	05/01/2019		311942	Opportunity Staffing Inc

Abstract: At 11:45 a.m. on April 23, 2019, an employee was working on an elevated work platform 10 feet above ground level cutting open large bags of bulk spices and herbs to feed into the entry hopper of an Oliver Hi-Cap Gravity Separator. The employee was descending the fixed access ladder when he fell approximately 6 feet to the floor below. The employee struck his head and back on the solid concrete floor and bounced several feet away from the ladder after initial impact losing consciousness. The employee incurred lacerations and trauma to the back, legs, head and arms and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Arm, Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Climbing on Ladder, Concussion, Contusion, Fall, Fixed Ladder, Food processing, Head, Laceration, Ladder, Leg, Loss of consciousness, Staffing Agency, Temporary Employment Agency, Temporary Worker, Unconsciousness, Unresponsive

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1397545.015	41	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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