Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202453122 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 202453122 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 11/16/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307170415	11/28/2006	3251	327121	Atkinson Brick Mfg

Abstract: On November 16, 2006, Employee #1 was working for Atkinson Brick Manufacturing, which made bricks and recycled concrete building material. He was using a fixed ladder to remove a water hose from the top of a water reservoir. He had one foot on the second rung and the other foot on the top of the reservoir, while he pulled on the hose. He was injured when he lost his balance and fell. He was unconscious at the foot of the ladder for approximately 30 minutes before he was discovered by coworkers He was hospitalized at MLK Hospital, then at Cedars Sinai Medical Center, for treatment of his injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, LADDER, BRICK, FALL, LOST BALANCE, CONCRETE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307170415			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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