Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170761407 - Employee died from fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 170761407 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 11/02/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305197634	11/15/2002	1799	0	Craig Welding And Mfg

Abstract: Employee #1 was working from a ladder and using an acetylene torch to cut out old roof rafters for removal. The torch ignited gas that was being released from a faulty pipe inside a concrete block wall. The explosion burned the employee and knocked him off the ladder. He fell approximately 10 feet to the ground. The employee was taken to the Fort Wayne Hospital where he died 11 days later from meningitis and a skull fracture with pneumonia and a pulmonary embolism from the fall.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, ACETYLENE TORCH, IGNITION SYSTEM, LADDER, RAFTER, FALL, GAS LEAK, PULMONARY EMBOLISM

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	18	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305197634			Fatality	Concussion	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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