Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200452803 - Employee Dies after Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 200452803 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 05/16/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315454199	05/18/2011	5651	448140	Dillard'S, Inc.

Abstract: On April 20, 2011, Employee #1 was using a 12 ft A-frame Werner ladder to change fluorescent light bulbs on a 16-ft-high ceiling. The ladder's spreaders were not locked in their fully open position. He fell off the ladder and fractured his skull. Employee #1 was transported to a hospital, where he died on May 16, 2011.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, STEPLADDER, LADDER, LIGHTING FIXTURE, SKULL, FALL, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315454199			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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