Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130371.015 - Employee fractures vertebra in fall from fixed ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 130371.015 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 10/08/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1497541.015	10/14/2020		445110	Hussmann Services Corporation

Abstract: At 3:26 p.m. on October 8, 2020, an employee fell from a fixed ladder approximately 13.5 feet to the adjacent concrete floor below. It is unknown exactly why the employee fell, as he could not remember what happened. At 3:39 p.m., the employee was removed from the backroom by EMTs and transported via ambulance to a local medical center, where he was hospitalized until October 12, 2020 to treat a fractured sacrum and vertebrae compression fractures.

Keywords: Concrete Floor, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fixed Ladder, Fracture, Ladder, Vertebra

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1497541.015	37	M	Hospitalized injury		Heating, air conditioning, and refrig. mechanics

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