Accident Report Detail

Accident: 201509395 - Worker Falls From Ladder And Suffers Head Injury

**Accident: 201509395 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 08/21/2009**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
312357379	08/26/2009	8211	Redwood Christian High School

On August 21, 2009, a worker was standing on the seventh rung of a ladder, approximately 6 ft above the ground. He was removing a stuck chain saw from a tree limb, and he fell off the ladder and struck his head on the ground. He sustained head injuries and was transported to Eden Medical Center for observation and then discharged three days later.

Keywords: fracture, head, tree limb, chain saw, stuck, work rules, ladder, fall, fall protection, work surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	312357379			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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