Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200671659 - Employee killed in fall from extension ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 200671659 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 01/08/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301880514	01/08/1999	1771	0	R. B. Williams, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:50 a.m. on January 8, 2000, Employee #1, a carpenter, was on a 25 ft aluminum extension ladder doing formwork on the tower of a new single-story church building under construction. He fell off the ladder and dropped 20 ft onto the concrete floor. Employee #1 suffered multiple trauma injuries that resulted in his death.

Keywords: EXTENSION LADDER, CARPENTER, WORK RULES, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SINGLE STORY, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301880514			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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