Century Fire Protection

Other fall to lower level, unspecified - Skull fracture and intracranial injury - MAITLAND, Florida

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Century Fire Protection in MAITLAND, Florida
Employer Century Fire Protection
Address 151 South Hall Lane
City, State ZIP MAITLAND, Florida 32751
Report ID 2019088022
Event Date August 5, 2019
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
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238220
GPS Coordinates 28.62000, -81.36000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was running cables in an office ceiling. While ascending a 6-foot A-frame ladder, he fell to the floor and sustained a broken right clavicle, skull fracture, and a brain aneurysm consistent with a concussion.

Incident Summary

On August 5, 2019, a worker at Century Fire Protection in MAITLAND, Florida 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

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