Skull fracture and intracranial injury

Name: Skull fracture and intracranial injury at Superior Lighting, Inc.
Start: 2/3/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017021120 · 2/3/2017 · Superior Lighting, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Brain
Nature of injury: Skull fracture and intracranial injury

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source: Movable ladders, unspecified

Employer

Name: Superior Lighting, Inc.
Location: 700 SW Topeka Blvd, TOPEKA, KANSAS, 66603
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was changing a lamp in a light fixture when he lost his balance and fell off an 8-foot ladder. He struck the concrete below and suffered a broken back bone, fractured skull, and brain trauma.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown