Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14384325 - EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL FROM LADDER

Accident Summary Nr: 14384325 -- Report ID: 0523420 -- Event Date: 10/08/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101667426	10/14/1986	3479	0	Northern Engraving

Abstract: AFTER THE 7 PM LUNCH BREAK, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING FROM A 10 FOOT WOODEN STEPLADDER. HE DESCENDED THE LADDER AND MOVED IT ACROSS THE AISLE, NEXT TO THE WALL OF AN INOPERATIVE "CLEAN SPRAY ROOM". HE CLIMBED THE LADDER AGAIN, AND, AT 7:40 PM, FELL OVER THE WALL, THROUGH THE SUSPENDED CEILING AND ONTO THE CONCRETE FLOOR. HE LANDED ON THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AND SHOULDERS, AND DIED OF A SKULL FRACTURE AND INTERNAL INJURIES.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, SHOULDER, STEPLADDER, LADDER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101667426			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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