Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200201515 - Employee Killed In Fall From Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 200201515 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 10/01/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303935456	10/01/2001	1751	0	Shepard Construction L.L.C.

Abstract: Employee #1 was positioned on a 12-ft stepladder assisting three coworkers placing a 400-pound load bearing wooden beam over the garage area. The employees were not wearing head protection. One coworker was being raised along with the beam in a bobcat in order to raise the beam from a 5-ft height an additional 8 ft for placement. As the beam was being placed, it began to lean toward Employee #1 and he tried to straighten the beam when the ladder began to move and walked off the 4-in. slab where it was positioned on the ground. Employee #1 fell head first from the ladder to the concrete and was struck twice with the beam. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: BEAM, HEAD, STEPLADDER, FALL, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303935456			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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