Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 153860.015 - Employee is killed in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 153860.015 -- Report ID: 0112300 -- Event Date: 02/14/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1651256.015	02/17/2023		236118	M & D Home Service Inc.

Abstract: At 2:49 p.m. on February 14, 2023, Employee #1 was holding the ladder in place while the employer was utilizing the ladder to set up roof staging. Employee #1 ascended the ladder to tie the ladder off to the deck railing. Employee #1 fell approximately 15 feet to the ground floor, landing on a metal fence post. The fence post impaled the employee through the left lateral chest wall and out of the right lateral neck. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Ascending, Chest, Climbing on Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Impaled, Ladder, Neck, Roof

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair			3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1651256.015	31	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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