Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14547947 - Employee killed in fall with unsecured ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 14547947 -- Report ID: 1050210 -- Event Date: 12/27/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
15270390	01/02/1986	1541	0	Charles W. Smith Dba Chuck Smith

Abstract: Employee #1 placed a ladder on an unsecured and uneven surface of fist-sized rocks with a 3:4 slope. The ladder toppled over and he fell over a 12 ft boulder retaining wall into tidewater. The coroner's report listed a concussion and a broken neck as the cause of death.

Keywords: UNEVEN GROUND, UNSECURED, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, NECK, CONCUSSION, SLOPE, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15270390			Fatality	Fracture	Insulation Workers

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