HILLSDALE, ILLINOIS—
All Temp Refrigeration, Inc.
Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Skull fracture and intracranial injury
Final 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.
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