Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170188361 - Employee killed in fall from unsecured ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 170188361 -- Report ID: 0950634 -- Event Date: 07/31/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112062245	07/31/1990	3494	0	Grinnell Fire Protection Systems Co.

Abstract: At 12:20 a.m. on July 28, 1990, Employee #1 was in the main warehouse at bay #3, trouble shooting the overhead sprinkler system. He was at a height of 35 to 40 ft, sitting astride a ladder erected in a man-lift cage that was being held up by a forklift. The ladder was not secured to the man-lift cage and it tipped over, causing Employee #1 to fall onto the concrete floor. He was killed. At the time of the accident, Employee #1 was not using a safety belt and lanyard.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LADDER, SAFETY BELT, LANYARD, FALL, AERIAL LIFT, OVERTURN, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112062245			Fatality	Fracture	Supervisors; plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters

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