Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 132303.015 - Employee falls while ascending fixed ladder and fractures sk

Accident Summary Nr: 132303.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 12/10/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1509544.015	01/12/2021		221112	Lansing Board Of Water & Light - Erickson Station

Abstract: At 10:45 a.m. on December 10, 2020, an HVAC Technician was preparing to ascend a fixed ladder approximately 9 feet tall to continue repairs on a rooftop air conditioning unit. While ascending the ladder rungs, the employee experienced an unwitnessed fall and struck his head on a cement containment wall approximately 8 feet behind the ladder. The height of the fall remains unknown. The employee sustained a skull fracture and a closed head injury as a result of the impact with the cement wall. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Fall From Elevation, Fixed Ladder, Fracture, HVAC, Head, Skull, Wall

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1509544.015	47	M	Hospitalized injury		Heating, air conditioning, and refrig. mechanics

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