Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14250559 - Employee killed in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 14250559 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 07/19/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125261966	07/21/1995	1761	0	Timothy A Riddle

Abstract: Employee #1, a self-employed subcontractor with no employees, was using a ladder jack scaffold to install aluminum siding on a two-story house. He was standing on an aluminum extension ladder, approximately 14 feet above the ground, adjusting one of the ladder jacks. For some reason, Employee #1 fell from the ladder, striking his head on another aluminum ladder that was lying on the ground. His neck was broken and he died en route to the hospital.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, EXTENSION LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, LADDER JACK SCAFFOLD, METAL LADDER, FALL, NECK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125261966			Fatality	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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