Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14515506 - Employee killed in fall when ladder base slips

Accident Summary Nr: 14515506 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 02/20/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17445198	03/06/1985	1721	0	Metro Painting Inc

Abstract: At approximately 9:15 a.m. on February 20, 1984, Employee #1 was on a wooden ladder, descending 17 ft from the top of a wall to the sloping bottom of a clarification tank under construction. The base of the ladder was not secured and it slid down the grade of the tank, causing Employee #1 to fall backward. He landed flat on his back, striking the back of his head against the concrete tank. He suffered a fractured skull and brain damage, and was killed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, DESCENDING, SKULL, FALL, SLOPE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17445198			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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