Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200880565 - Employee dies when he falls from a ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 200880565 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 03/07/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107694671	03/07/2001	1799	0	International Chimney Corp.

Abstract: Employee #1 climbed to the top of a scaling ladder attached to a metal chimney approximately 200 ft high. He was installing a support wire for the installation of a repair bracket scaffold system. He was wearing a full body safety harness with a single lanyard; however the lanyard was not connected. He lost his balance when a securing rope failed and fell approximately 80 ft to a permanently installed platform and died.

Keywords: PLATFORM, ROPE, UNSECURED, LADDER, FALL, LOST BALANCE, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	10	200	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	107694671			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 200 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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