Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201112752 - Employee fractures leg in fall after suffering seizure

Accident Summary Nr: 201112752 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 04/28/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126029115	05/31/2000	1711	0	Scott Company

Abstract: Employee #1 had climbed 3 ft on an 8 ft stepladder to observe a coworker working on an air vent above an electrical panel that was at a height of approximately 6 ft 6 in. He talked with the coworker for approximately 10 minutes before the coworker turned his back and resumed his work. The coworker then heard a thud behind him and turned around to see Employee #1 lying on the floor. The coworker later stated that Employee #1 never made a sound before falling. He called Employee #1's name several times and when there was no response, he jumped down and ran to get help. Paramedics transported Employee #1 to St. Joseph's Hospital in Burbank, where he was treated for a fractured right femur. He was hospitalized on the day of the accident, but the emergency room doctor's report also indicated that "the patient's computerized tomography scan is abnormal for a frontal mass suggestive of a tumor." The diagnosis at the end of the emergency room report indicated a right femur fracture, new onset seizure, and intracranial tumor. This supported the hypothesis that Employee #1 had suffered a seizure, causing him to fall from the ladder. He was admitted to St. Joseph's Medical Center on April 28, 2000,and on May 10, 2000, underwent surgery for a craniotomy. Postoperative MRI scans on May 11, 2000, showed complete surgical removal of the tumor.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, STEPLADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FAINTED, FALL, BRAIN, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126029115			Hospitalized injury	Other	Sheet metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Other

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