Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201186848 - Employee Is Unconscious with Skull Fracture after Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201186848 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 06/07/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312695638	06/07/2013	1721	238320	William Jorgensen

Abstract: At approximately 12:45 p.m. on June 7, 2013, Employee #1, a painter with William Jorgensen, was setting up a ladder on a stairway on a two-story home. Employee #1 slipped and fell and was found unconscious with his left leg trapped in an A-frame ladder (6 ft in height) in the stairway. Employee #1 was working alone and was found by a bystander, who called for emergency services. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was treated for a fractured skull and other injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STAIR, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, LADDER, SLIP, SKULL, FALL, PAINTER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Other		Under $50,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312695638			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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