Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170872.015 - Employee dies from head trauma in fall from ladder to floor

Accident Summary Nr: 170872.015 -- Report ID: 0317900 -- Event Date: 09/26/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1781041.015	10/09/2024		444130	The Home Depot Inc

Abstract: At 6:45 p.m. on September 26, 2024, an employee working for a hardware store was using a safety step ladder to retrieve merchandise from a shelf. The employee fell from 3rd or 4th step backwards striking his head on concrete floor. The employee died from a fractured skull and associated injuries.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Climbing on Ladder, Concrete Floor, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Head, Ladder, Retail, Retail Clerk, Retail Store, Skull, Step, Stepladder, Struck Against

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1781041.015	61	M	Fatality

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