Intracranial injuries with skull fractures

Name: Intracranial injuries with skull fractures at Target Store T1449-Metairie
Start: 2/29/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024021877 · 2/29/2024 · Target Store T1449-Metairie

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Brain
Nature of injury: Intracranial injuries with skull fractures

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level unspecified
Source: Step ladders
Secondary source: Other constructed surface

Employer

Name: Target Store T1449-Metairie
Location: 4500 Veterans Memorial Blvd, METAIRIE, LOUISIANA, 70006
NAICS: 452210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was utilizing an A-frame ladder to conduct labeling operations for the style area of the facility. The employee fell from the ladder to the floor and sustained an epidural hematoma, right subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), left frontal subdural hematoma (SDH), left scalp hematoma, left occipitotemporal skull fracture, and left flank hematoma.

Source

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