Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135034.015 - Employee sustains concussion in fall from ladder to floor

Accident Summary Nr: 135034.015 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 10/02/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1499401.015	10/23/2020		236115	Michael Augusto Marini

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on October 2, 2020, an employee working as a construction laborer for a residential building contractor was working from an 8-foot ladder. The employee was standing between 4 and 5 feet from the floor cutting a cross brace. The ladder slipped causing the employee to fall. The employee was hospitalized to treat a head injury, including a concussion.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concussion, Construction, Cutting, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Floor, Head, Ladder, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Residential Construction

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1499401.015	44	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 5 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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