Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14515704 - Employee killed in 25 ft fall from catwalk

Accident Summary Nr: 14515704 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 11/02/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101268886	11/04/1987	1711	0	Mid-Florida Boiler Co Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, a supervisor, was on a catwalk 25 ft above a cement floor trying to place a 10 ft aluminum ladder across a 6 ft span to reach the wall of an adjacent building. He opened a gate in the catwalk's guardrail and was standing at the unguarded edge maneuvering the ladder when he fell. Employee #1 struck his head against the top of a metal door on the ground floor and was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, CATWALK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, DOOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101268886			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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