Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 200462224 - Employee injured in same-level fall over ladder, later dies
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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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.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Other building | Other | Under $50,000 | 1 | 1 | X |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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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 |