Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200624625 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Stepladder

Accident Summary Nr: 200624625 -- Report ID: 0454711 -- Event Date: 02/25/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311927057	02/25/2008	1711	238220	Damon-Marcus Company

Abstract: On February 25, 2008, Employee #1 was on a stepladder drilling a hole in a concrete block corridor wall for a condensate pipe. He fell and was killed. A coworker indicated that Employee #1's fall was caused by the drill kicking back.

Keywords: KICK BACK, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, ROTATING PARTS, INSTALLING, STEPLADDER, LADDER, FALL, PIPE, PLUMBING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311927057			Fatality	Other	Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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