Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200020568 - Employee killed in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 200020568 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 09/30/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300026390	10/03/1997	1761	0	Do-All Home Improvement

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on September 30, 1997, Employee #1, a laborer, climbed to the top of an aluminum extension ladder to retrieve a bundle of shingles from a coworker on the roof. Employee #1 was reaching over his head to grasp the bundle as the coworker put it on his shoulders, when he either let go or lost his grip on the ladder. Employee #1 fell backward and dropped between 17 and 18 ft onto the asphalt parking lot. As he fell, his head struck against a U-Haul truck parked near the ladder. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he died of head injuries on October 2, 1997. Subsequent investigation revealed a number of violations related to ladder use and training.

Keywords: HEAD, EXTENSION LADDER, WORK RULES, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALL, UNTRAINED, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2	27	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300026390			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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