Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124748.015 - Employee sustains concussion, brain bleed in fall from ladde

Accident Summary Nr: 124748.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 03/09/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1469351.015	03/13/2020		314910	Capital City Awning

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on March 9, 2020, an employee working for a custom shade solutions supplier was trying to remove a cover from a carnival ride. The employee was standing on a ladder that was leaning against the fabric to be removed. According to a witness, the employee attempted to free the fabric from under the ladder by pushing himself and the ladder away from the structure. The ladder slid causing the employee to strike his head against a metal plate and fall to the ground. The employee sustained a concussion and bleeding on the brain, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Brain, Brain Bleed, Concussion, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Head, Ladder, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pushing, Removal, Unstable Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1469351.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury

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