Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200021947 - Employee killed in fall from displaced ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 200021947 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 06/25/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303691265	06/27/2000	5211	0	Home Depot, Inc. #910

Abstract: Employee #1 was using an A-line type ladder with a spring-loaded first step, which is designed to automatically lock the ladder in place when stepped on. As Employee #1 moved from the ladder onto a steel storage shelf, the ladder moved. He retrieved some steel pipe and was stepping back onto the ladder when he fell approximately 5 ft onto the concrete floor. Employee #1 was killed. At the time of the accident, the spring on the ladder was broken and hanging down from the step.

Keywords: INADEQUATE MAINT, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LADDER, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303691265			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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