Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14291785 - Employee killed in fall off ladder through ventilation duct

Accident Summary Nr: 14291785 -- Report ID: 0355118 -- Event Date: 09/21/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105757975	12/05/1989	2631	0	Westvaco

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were repairing an approximately 4 ft by 7 ft fresh air duct. The coworker was on top of the roof and Employee #1 was inside the duct. He had been working from a 2 by 12 in. scaffold board that was fastened between two tied-off ladders, but the scaffold was removed once the repairs had progressed far enough. Employee #1 then began working from one of the tied-off ladders, which was supported at the bottom of the duct and at the duct elbow joint. The duct material separated at the joint and Employee #1 fell 23 to 25 ft to the floor. He was killed.

Keywords: DUCT, REPAIR, WORK RULES, LADDER, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WORK SURFACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105757975			Fatality	Fracture	Sheet metal workers

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