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Accident: 202471694 - Employee Falls Off Ladder And Suffers Concussion
Accident: 202471694 -- Report ID: 0950646 -- Event Date: 03/27/2012 | |||||||
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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| 314829490 | 05/03/2012 | 1731 | Mj Star-Lite, Inc. | ||||
| At 10:30 p.m. on March 27, 2012, Employee #1, an electrician, was working on a 10-foot stepladder and was working just above the ceiling to remove cornice lighting at a construction site in Bakersfield, California. Employee #1 was working alone, and he fell off the ladder and onto a hard tile floor. Employee #1's head struck the floor, knocking him unconscious. Other nearby workers assisted Employee #1, while Emergency Medical Services were contacted by the general contractor for the construction site. The Kern County Fire Department arrived on the scene within minutes. Paramedics examined and treated Employee #1, who was then transported to Mercy Southwest Hospital. Employee #1 was admitted and examined at Mercy Southwest Hospital and was then transported to Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, where Employee #1 was treated for a skull fracture and a minor groin injury. Employee #1 remained at Mercy Hospital Bakersfield until being discharged on March 30, 2012. | |||||||
Keywords:
fracture, unconsciousness, stepladder, electrician, lighting fixture, skull, fall, concussion
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| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
| Commercial building | Alteration or rehabilitation | $500,000 to $1,000,000 | 2 | 11 | |||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
| 1 | 314829490 | Hospitalized injury | Concussion | Electricians | FallDist: FallHt:11 Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures FatCause: Fall from/with ladder |
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