Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170707616 - Employee dies of head injuries after fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 170707616 -- Report ID: 0953210 -- Event Date: 03/03/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301958468	03/04/1998	1521	0	Cliff Corbett Construction Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing on the sixth rung of a 12 ft ladder, cutting a strap that was holding a flexible duct to an exhaust fan when he fell. He struck his head on the tile floor and suffered traumatic craniocerebral injuries. Employee #1 died five hours after the accident.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, CONCUSSION, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301958468			Fatality	Concussion	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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