Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135306.015 - Employee is killed in fall from extension ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 135306.015 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 05/03/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1528717.015	05/04/2021		517410	Satellites Unlimited, Llc

Abstract: At 6:00 p.m. on May 3, 2021, an employee was standing on a 24 foot Louisville Model FE3224 Extension Ladder troubleshooting a TV satellite system when he fell approximately fifteen feet. At the time he fell, he had been trimming a tree with a STIHL Model MS271-Z.325 SPUR FarmBoss chain saw. He suffered injuries from impact with the ground and was killed.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chain Saw, Chest, Climbing on Ladder, Electronic Technicn, Electronic Work, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall Protection, Inexperience, Ladder, Repair, Tree, Tree Trimming

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1528717.015	36	M	Fatality		Electrical and electronic technicians

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