Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 671750 - EMPLOYEE FELL FROM ALUMINUM LADDER

Accident Summary Nr: 671750 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 05/11/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101971141	06/02/1986	8322	0	Gary Neighborhood Services Inc

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CLOSING WINDOWS LOCATED 94 INCHES ABOVE FLOOR LEVEL. HE WAS WORKING FROM A 7 FOOT ALUMINUM LADDER POSITIONED ON A TILE FLOOR. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES. EMPLOYEE #1 FELL, FRACTURING HIS RIGHT FEMUR BONE. HE RECIEVED A BONE GRAFT ONE DAY LATER. THE NEXT DAY HE DIED FROM A MASSIVE PULMONARY EMBOLISM OF BOTH LUNGS.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, LADDER, METAL LADDER, FALL, PULMONARY EMBOLISM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101971141			Fatality	Other	Graders and sorters, agricultural products

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