Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14403117 - Employee killed in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 14403117 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 05/15/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107425662	05/17/1993	7011	0	La Quinta Motor Inns Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 p.m. on May 15, 1993, Employee #1 decided to enter an unoccupied hotel room through the attic in order to unlock and/or repair the lock on the hotel room door. He had managed to get an 8 ft metal extension ladder through the ceiling to the floor, a distance of 10 ft, and had extended the ladder to 12 ft when he somehow fell (whether he slipped or stepped on an unstable floor is unknown) and hit his head. He died from head injuries on May 16, 1993 at 4:00 a.m.

Keywords: ATTIC, HEAD, EXTENSION LADDER, REPAIR, CEILING, WORK RULES, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107425662			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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