Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 143813.015 - Employee dies in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 143813.015 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 02/15/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1578743.015	02/16/2022		444110	Menard, Inc.

Abstract: On January 8, 2022, Employee #1, a stocker, was positioning stock (product, plastic storage bins), while working from a rolling Cotterman ladder. Employee #1, stepped one foot off the ladder towards and onto the racking with the stock, and fell approximately 6-10 feet to the concrete floor below. Employee #1 was hospitalized with reported fractured ribs. Employee #1 died at 3:00 p.m. on February 15, 2022. The Medical Examiner reported death due to blunt force trauma to the ribs (2-9) and humerus. The Medical Examiner reported the death was an accident caused from an 8 foot fall from a rolling staircase.

Keywords: Concrete, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Ladder, Rib, Stocking

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1578743.015	68	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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