Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200612893 - Employee Falls from Ladder, Strikes Head, Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 200612893 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 04/02/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311584742	04/02/2008	1742	238310	Save-On-Wall Company, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were working from step ladders moving sheets of siding from a rack 8.5 ft high to a rack below at 4 ft. A strong gust of wind caused Employee #1's ladder to tip and he jumped free of the ladder landing on his feet, dropping 3 to 4 ft. His forward momentum caused him to continue pitching forward, striking the top of his head on asphalt paving and knocking him unconscious. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead two hours later.

Keywords: HEAD, HIGH WIND, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, LADDER, STRUCK AGAINST, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Other		Under $50,000	1	8	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311584742			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 3 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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