Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 131497.015 - Employee trimming tree dies after falling from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 131497.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 11/27/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1505097.015	12/03/2020		238220	Preferred Air Conditioning & Mechanical, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on November 27, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a plumbing and heating contractor, was trimming a tree on the employer's grounds. He was working from an 18-foot A-frame ladder when a trimmed branch struck the ladder, causing the employee to fall and strike the paved parking lot. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of a subdural hematoma, a subarachnoid hemorrhage, lumbar vertebral fractures, and multiple left rib fractures. Surgery was performed, a decompression craniotomy. However, the employee continued to decline, and he died on December 2, 2021.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Brain, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Hemorrhage, Rib, Skull, Stepladder, Tree Trimming, Vertebra

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1505097.015	58	M	Fatality		Heating, air conditioning, and refrig. mechanics

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