Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170735989 - Employee killed in fall from ladder during earthquake

Accident Summary Nr: 170735989 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 08/12/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126093574	09/04/1996	8322	0	Sunshine Mission

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a frame ladder to trim vines in a courtyard when an earthquake struck. He fell between 8 and 10 ft, striking his head on the cement floor. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he remained in a coma until he died. There were no witnesses to the accident, but a coworker reported that an earthquake had occurred at about that time, and that it was very hot outside.

Keywords: HEAD, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, LADDER, FALL, EARTHQUAKE, HIGH TEMPERATURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126093574			Fatality	Concussion	Supervisors, mechanics and repairers

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