Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170101000 - Employee killed in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 170101000 -- Report ID: 1055320 -- Event Date: 12/21/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303289250	01/06/2000	1761	0	Gutters & Building Maintenance Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, an assistant manager at Larry's Market, intermittently assisted his father at various job sites. He was standing on a ladder, using a hammer and chisel to remove a screw in a gutter strap when he fell 12 to 14 ft to the ground, striking the back of his head on a block retaining wall. Employee #1 was killed. His father, the owner of the business, was standing by the ladder, which did not move.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, LADDER, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Other		Under $50,000	2	15	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303289250			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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