Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 166879.015 - Employee falls from ladder when bumped by giraffe's head and

Accident Summary Nr: 166879.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 04/19/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1748407.015	05/10/2024		236220	Deer Tracks Junction, Llc

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on April 19, 2024, while installing a 10-foot-long board to reinforce an animal enclosure, Employee #1 was bumped off a ladder by a giraffe's head. The fall resulted in a traumatic brain injury due to the impact with the concrete floor. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Animal, Board, Concrete, Enclosed Space, Fall From Elevation, Floor, Ladder, Traumatic Brain Injury

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation				4	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1748407.015	27	M	Fatality		Animal caretakers, except farm	Distance of Fall: 4 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause:

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