Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170108443 - Employee killed in fall from ladder in chapel

Accident Summary Nr: 170108443 -- Report ID: 0336000 -- Event Date: 11/14/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
113335111	11/16/1994	8361	0	Villa Maria Community Center

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a 16 ft type TA wooden stepladder to change an overhead light bulb in a church chapel. He was being assisted by two coworkers who were steadying the ladder at the base. Employee #1 had gone up the ladder, removed the cover and light, and returned to the floor. He then had gone back up the ladder to replace the light. He had taken several steps back down the ladder when he hesitated, let go of the ladder, and fell, landing on his left side on a pew. He suffered a broken back and died from a lacerated aorta.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, STEPLADDER, LADDER, LIGHTING FIXTURE, DESCENDING, BACK, LACERATION, FALL, ARTERY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	113335111			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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