Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200690071 - Employee killed in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 200690071 -- Report ID: 0112600 -- Event Date: 08/11/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112891411	08/12/1997	1711	0	Sylvio Gagne Dba Gagne Plumbing

Abstract: Employee #1, a self-employed plumber, had been hired by the owner of the Farm Hills Industrial Park to do some work for one of its tenants, Airborne Express. He was standing on a wooden ladder, applying flux to a pipe he was going to solder, when he apparently fell approximately 6 ft. On landing, his right side struck a small welding cylinder, puncturing his chest cavity. He was rushed to University of Massachusetts Medical Center, where he later died. Employee #1 apparently had a heart condition; he wore a patch which contained nitroglycerin capsules in the event of an emergency.

Keywords: CHEST, LADDER, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, PLUMBING, PUNCTURE

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	112891411			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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