Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14387534 - Employee killed in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 14387534 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 05/30/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100121193	06/04/1986	1761	0	Yochem Roofing & Window Company

Abstract: At about 1:45 p.m. on May 30, 1986, Employee #1 was working from a ladder jack scaffold assembly. He was working at a height of approximately 18 ft installing aluminum siding on the eaves near the gable on the south side of a two-story building. According to an eyewitness, Employee #1 was just beginning to descend the ladder when he appeared to let go and fall backward into a fence and bushes. Employee #1 was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

Keywords: LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, DESCENDING, LADDER JACK SCAFFOLD, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100121193			Fatality	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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