Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170841100 - Employee killed in fall from extension ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 170841100 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 05/24/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125596346	06/02/2000	1521	0	Underwood Construction

Abstract: Employee #1 was remodeling a Victorian bed-and-breakfast home. He climbed a 35 ft aluminum extension ladder to retrieve a paint brush and was standing at a height of approximately 25 ft when he fell. Employee #1 suffered multiple head and body injuries; he was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, EXTENSION LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, PAINTER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125596346			Fatality	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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