Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14337398 - Employee killed in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 14337398 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 06/23/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101362838	06/30/1988	7699	0	Nelson Plumbing Company, Inc.

Abstract: On June 23, 1988, Employee #1, a repair plumber, and a 15-year-old helper were preparing to unclog a drain in the service department of an automobile dealership. Employee #1 carried a flexible coil reel for a rooter-type sewer machine up an aluminum extension ladder while his helper held the ladder's base. Employee #1 placed the reel on the approximately 19 foot high roof, then carried the frame and motor assembly, which weighed approximately 25 to 30 lb, up the ladder. As he neared the roof level, he fell to the asphalt pavement. Employee #1 was transported to a hospital, where he died of multiple skeletal fractures five days later.

Keywords: FRACTURE, EXTENSION LADDER, REPAIR, ROOF, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101362838			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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