Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 169441.015 - Employee dies from multiple trauma due to fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 169441.015 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 08/19/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1770034.015	08/19/2024		561730	Mark Douglas Baker

Abstract: At 11:45 a.m. on August 19, 2024, an employee working for a landscaping service was working from an aluminum extension ladder trimming tree limbs. The employee fell from the ladder to the ground below. The employee died from multiple injuries including fractures, contusions and a concussion.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concussion, Contusion, Cutting, Engineering Controls, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Ground, Head, Lack of Engineering Controls, Ladder, Landscaper, Landscaping, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Tree, Tree Care, Tree Trimming, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1770034.015	64	M	Fatality		Hand cutting and trimming occupations

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