Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201497633 - Employee Fractures Back in Fall from Aluminum Step Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201497633 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 02/11/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316722131	02/26/2013	7363	561320	Manpower, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 12:30 p.m. on February 11, 2013, Employee #1, a general laborer, had just finished assisting with the installation of a sign that was approximately 15 ft high. As the employee began to descend from the 14 ft aluminum step ladder, he became dizzy and collapsed falling approximately 5 ft onto a carpeted area. Employee #1 was transported to an area hospital, where he was treated for a T12 compression back fracture. The employee remained hospitalized

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, COLLAPSE, STEPLADDER, LADDER, BACK, DIZZINESS, METAL LADDER, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316722131			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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