Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 972083 - Employee suffers concussion in fall from window

Accident Summary Nr: 972083 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 12/04/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105600118	12/06/1989	1521	0	Wendel Construction

Abstract: At 9:24 a.m. on December 4, 1989, Employee #1 was taking measurements from a second story window. He apparently lost his balance, and as he fell out of the window he struck his foot on the eaves four feet below the window ledge, breaking the plywood as well as bones in his foot. He continued falling 12 feet to the bare frozen ground and sustained a severe brain concussion. Employee #1 was taken by ambulance to the hospital where he was admitted to intensive care.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONCUSSION, LOST BALANCE, BRAIN, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105600118			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Carpenter apprentices

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