Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128774.015 - Employee is killed in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 128774.015 -- Report ID: 0453720 -- Event Date: 08/14/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1488616.015	08/17/2020	1522	236118	146094 - Ripshin, Llc

Abstract: On August 14, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was doing renovation work in the basement of a building. He was working from a ladder and re-framing a section of flooring that had been removed. Employee #1 apparently fell backward from the ladder and struck the concrete surface, a fall height of 4 to 6 feet. At approximately 4:00 p.m. that day, the company owner, who also owned the building, arrived to deliver a paycheck to Employee #1. The owner found Employee #1 in the basement. Emergency services were called and, upon arrival, declared Employee #1 dead.

Keywords: Ascending, Blunt force trauma, Concrete, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Framing, Ladder, Repair

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1488616.015	54	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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