Accident Report Detail
Accident: 115272.015 - Employee Fractures Back In Fall From Ladder
Accident: 115272.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 03/11/2019 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1392541.015 | 04/12/2019 | East Coast Zoological Society Of Florida, Inc. | |||||
At 2:00 p.m. on March 11, 2019, an employee was working at a zoo. He was repairi ng an overhead light. To access the light, he had placed a ladder against a pole . The ladder shifted. When the employee tried to regain his balance, he fell off the ladder. He went over the fence and then to the ground. He suffered severe f ractures and injuries to his head and back, including a fractured back. He was h ospitalized. | |||||||
Keywords:
back, climbing on ladder, fall, falling object, fracture, head, ladder, lighting fixture, lost balance, maintenance, unstable position
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 1392541.015 | 68 | M | Hospitalized injury | Machinery maintenance occupations |