Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200713071 - Employee Falls from Fixed Ladder and Died

Accident Summary Nr: 200713071 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 01/23/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310438254	01/25/2007	1711	238220	Venture Mechanical, Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was climbing a fixed ladder to the roof to work on the HVAC unit. Employee #1 slipped and fell approximately 10 ft. Employee #1 broke both ankles and had surgery on his feet and died the next morning. According to the autopsy report, the employee died of moderate arthero-sclerosis of the aorta and major coronary arteries and severe stenosis of intra-myocardial arteries. A secondary cause was blunt force trauma of the lower extremities.

Keywords: CARDIOVASC SYSTEM, HEART, FRACTURE, SLIP, FIXED LADDER, CARDIOVASC DISEASE, FALL, ANKLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		$250,000 to $500,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310438254			Fatality	Fracture	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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