Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14525455 - EMPLOYEE FELL BACKWARDS OFF LADDER; DIED OF INJURIES

Accident Summary Nr: 14525455 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 01/16/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101719680	01/21/1987	1541	0	Jaeger Building Corporation

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 2:30 PM ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1987 AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT A WAREHOUSE UNDER CONSTRUCTION BY THE JAEGER BUILDING CORPORATION. EMPLOYEE #1, A LABORER, WAS WORKING OFF A SOLID 24 FOOT METAL EXTENSION LADDER AT THE NINE FOOT LEVEL. HE FELL BACKWARDS OFF THE LADDER AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE CONCRETE FLOOR BELOW. EMERGENCY HELP WAS SUMMONED AND FIRST-AID GIVEN. EMPLOYEE #1 DIED THE FOLLOWING DAY AT JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN MIAMI. THERE WERE NO WITNESSESS TO THE ACCIDENT. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD BEEN STRIPPING FORMING CLIPS, USING A HAMMER AND CROW-BAR.

Keywords: HEAD, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101719680			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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