Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200462224 - Employee injured in same-level fall over ladder, later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 200462224 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 09/12/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310674874	09/14/2007	1711	238220	Atlantic Heating & Air Conditioning Company Inc.

Abstract: On August 29, 2007, Employee #1, a project manager, was helping a coworker move a condenser coil inside an overstock warehouse. He lifted a box containing the coil and was walking backward when he tripped on a 40 ft long extension ladder that was laying on the floor, striking his head as he landed. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, but he did not regain consciousness; he died on September 12, 2007.

Keywords: HEAD, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRIPPED, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALL, WALKING BACKWARD, HOUSEKEEPING

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310674874			Fatality	Concussion	Supervisors; plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 1 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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