Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14419055 - Employee dies after fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 14419055 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 06/23/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110464484	07/29/1994	5063	0	Ozark Industrial Lighting

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on June 23, 1994, Employee #1 was standing on the 2nd step of a 6 ft ladder. A sky hook aerial truck was lifting a 300 lb sign to a 12 ft high building. According to the only witness, a company vice president, a 5/8 in. wire rope broke and the sign fell, hitting the ladder that the employee was on. The ladder fell and the employee landed across the ladder. Employee #1 was suffering from hepatitis C, which made treatment for the fall injury ineffective. He died on July 17, 1994.

Keywords: WIRE ROPE, HEPATITIS, LADDER, BROKEN CABLE, FALL, ADVERTISING SIGN, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110464484			Fatality	Other	Laborers, except construction

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