Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123717.015 - Employee sustains concussion in fall from ladder to concrete

Accident Summary Nr: 123717.015 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 11/07/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1460751.015	02/24/2020		453998	Spencer Spirit Holdings Inc.

Abstract: At 5:03 p.m. on November 2019, an employee working as a retail Salesclerk for a seasonal clothing and decorations store was attempting to retrieve material from a shelf using an A-frame stepladder. A customer threw an object which struck the drop ceiling which caused a metal frame bar to drop from the ceiling. This distracted the employee and caused him to fall from the ladder to the concrete floor. The employee sustained a concussion and contusions to his head, neck, back and stomach and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Abdomen, Back, Ceiling, Ceiling Panel, Concussion, Contusion, Distracted, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Head, Ladder, Metal Bar, Neck, Stepladder, Suspended Ceiling, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1460751.015	44	M	Hospitalized injury		Sales workers, apparel

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