Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

All Temp Refrigeration, Inc.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Skull fracture and intracranial injury — HILLSDALE, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at All Temp Refrigeration, Inc. in HILLSDALE, ILLINOIS
Employer All Temp Refrigeration, Inc. Report ID 20171211587
Address 28424 38th Ave N City, State ZIP HILLSDALE, ILLINOIS 61257
Event Date December 6, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Skull fracture and intracranial injury Body Part Brain
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Step ladders
Industry (NAICS) 238220 Inspection # 1283904
GPS Coordinates 41.55000, -90.22000

Incident Narrative

On December 6, 2017, at approximately 9:15 a.m., an employee was climbing a 12-foot step ladder to attach a retractable lanyard to a structural member when the employee fell backward from the fourth rung. The employee's head struck the concrete floor, and the employee was hospitalized with a skull fracture, brain bleed, and abrasions to the lower left calf and ankle.

Incident Summary

On December 6, 2017, a worker at All Temp Refrigeration, Inc. in HILLSDALE, ILLINOIS suffered skull fracture and intracranial injury to the brain. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with step ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,921 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level, unspecified injuries.

See all reports for All Temp Refrigeration, Inc..

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Other fall to lower level, unspecified events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Jun 4, 2021 Total Recycle, Inc. BIRDSBORO, PENNSYLVANIA Fractures Hosp.
May 18, 2018 Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio, Inc. DAYTON, OHIO Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Hosp.
May 28, 2015 Waste Management of PA, Inc. ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA Dislocation of joints Hosp.
Mar 19, 2021 S. Slesnick Company CANTON, OHIO Fractures Hosp.
Mar 11, 2019 East COast Zoological Society of FLorida MELBOURNE, FLORIDA Fractures and dislocations Hosp.
Jul 19, 2018 Jones Lang LaSalle RACINE, WISCONSIN Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Hosp.
Sep 23, 2021 Jamestown Roofing, Inc. KENNEDY, NEW YORK Fractures Hosp.
Dec 28, 2023 CT Carpentry & Exteriors, LLC KIRKWOOD, MISSOURI Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Hosp.
Browse All Injury Reports