Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14373070 - Employee killed in 16 ft fall from ladder or roof

Accident Summary Nr: 14373070 -- Report ID: 0523310 -- Event Date: 05/15/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106052269	05/16/1997	1761	0	Helland Construction, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 had just finished a roof repair and was getting onto a ladder to descend when he fell 16 ft to the ground. He died of severe head trauma. There were no eyewitnesses to the accident, and it is not known whether he fell from the roof edge or from the ladder.

Keywords: HEAD, ROOF, WORK RULES, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, DESCENDING, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	16	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	106052269			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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