Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 136984.015 - Employee fractures skull in fall while working from lumber s

Accident Summary Nr: 136984.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 05/31/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1540831.015	07/09/2021		321999	The Southern Swingset Company

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on May 31, 2021, an employee working for a wooden products company was in the process of placing a tarp over 8-foot to 9-foot stacks of lumber. The employee was standing on top of the lumber when he fell to the concrete. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured skull.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete, Concrete Pavement, Concrete Surface, Cover, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Lumber, Lumber Stack, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Skull, Tarp, Unsafe Position, Unstable Position, Wood, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1540831.015	71	M	Hospitalized injury

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