Robert Brogden's Olathe Buick-GMC, Inc.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — OLATHE, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Robert Brogden's Olathe Buick-GMC, Inc. in OLATHE, KANSAS
Employer Robert Brogden's Olathe Buick-GMC, Inc. Report ID 20191010748
Address 1500 E SANTA FE City, State ZIP OLATHE, KANSAS 66061
Event Date October 14, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Movable ladders, unspecified
Secondary Source Ground, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 441120 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 38.88000, -94.79000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on a 10-foot ladder hanging and removing signs from the front of a building. While coming down the ladder, he slipped and lost his footing, falling from about the halfway point on the ladder to the ground. He landed on his left back side, injuring his back, neck, left knee, and left elbow.

Incident Summary

On October 14, 2019, a worker at Robert Brogden's Olathe Buick-GMC, Inc. in OLATHE, KANSAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with movable ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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