Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201068285 - Employee hospitalized for concussion after fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201068285 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 09/07/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307029025	10/01/2004	1742	238310	Great Western Drywall

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 a.m. on September 7, 2004, Employee #1, of Great Western Drywall, was working from a 6-ft stepladder, taping the firewall section of the ceiling when, apparently, he slipped and fell. Fellow employees found him lying on the floor unconscious. Employee #1 was taken by private vehicle to Scripps Hospital in La Jolla, CA where he was hospitalized with a concussion.

Keywords: HEAD, STEPLADDER, LADDER, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, WALKING SURFACE, CONCUSSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307029025			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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