Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14480719 - Employee killed in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 14480719 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 05/28/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100873678	06/01/1987	2869	0	Fritzsche Dodge & Olcott

Abstract: Employee #1 was on a ladder, using a sound detector to test the overhead trap for leakage. Apparently when he stretched to the right, the ladder moved left and he fell to the cement floor. According to a coworker, he landed first on his buttocks, then on his back, and then on his head, suffering brain injuries. Employee #1was killed. The ladder had not been secured to the supporting water pipe, nor was it being held at floor level by a coworker.

Keywords: UNSECURED, BUTTOCKS, WORK RULES, LADDER, BACK, FALL, BRAIN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100873678			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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