Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14341937 - CONSTRUCTION WORKER KILLED IN FALL FROM FIXED LADDER

Accident Summary Nr: 14341937 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 02/25/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17426958	03/02/1988	1761	0	Rockys Roofing Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CLIMBING A 16 FOOT HIGH FIXED LADDER CARRYING A 5 GALLON BUCKET OF ROOFING PAINT. THE BUCKET AND PAINT WEIGHED ABOUT 42 POUNDS. AFTER HE HAD REACHED THE 11 FOOT LEVEL HE SUDDENLY FELL BACKWARDS OVER A GUARDRAIL. HE FIRST LANDED ON A STARWAY HAND RAIL, THEN STRUCK THE TERRAZZO FLOOR. HE WAS KILLED.

Keywords: LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FIXED LADDER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17426958			Fatality	Concussion	Helpers, construction trades

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