Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170069041 - Employee killed in fall from unsecured ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 170069041 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 06/24/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119542066	06/24/1995	1731	0	Timothy Miller

Abstract: Employee #1 was helping his son while also learning how the operation worked. They were using a fiberglass ladder with hooks on the ends that were placed over wires. Employee #1 was either ascending or descending when his weight caused the wires to move. The ladder became unsteady, and Employee #1 fell off and was killed.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, DESCENDING, INEXPERIENCE, FALL, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119542066			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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