Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127569.015 - Employee suffers head injury in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 127569.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 07/02/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1482355.015	07/08/2020		444190	Vortex Industries

Abstract: At 2:50 p.m. on July 2, 2020, an employee was sitting on top of a Louisville Ladder 10-foot stepladder, model FM1510, adjusting a garage door sensor at a car dealership. As the employee stood up to descend the ladder, the door sensor was activated and the door rolled up, striking the employee on the head and knocking him to the ground. The employee was hospitalized to treat a head injury and brain swelling.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Brain, Climbing on Ladder, Door, Head, Stepladder, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1482355.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Technicians, n.e.c.

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