Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14408710 - Employee killed in fall when ladder slips

Accident Summary Nr: 14408710 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 04/02/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116266024	04/07/1998	1721	0	A.C.Painting, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was painting from an aluminum ladder positioned at an angle of about 40 degrees on the concrete floor of a stairwell. The unsecured ladder slipped, and Employee #1 fell about 16 ft to the concrete floor on a lower level. He sustained a severe head injury that resulted in his death.

Keywords: HEAD, STAIR, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LADDER, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, WORK SURFACE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2	16	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	116266024			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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