Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200920387 - Employee injured in fall with ladder, dies of septic shock

Accident Summary Nr: 200920387 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 09/11/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303255921	09/18/2000	1761	0	G.T. Duke Company, L.L.C.

Abstract: On August 5, 2000, Employee #1 was on a 12 ft straight metal ladder, measuring the eave of a porch roof for a gutter. He lost his balance, causing the ladder to slide off the roof and fall. Employee #1 landed on top of the ladder as they both struck the ground. He sustained abdominal injuries and was transported to the hospital, where he died on September 11, 2000, of septic shock resulting from injuries sustained in the accident.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, METAL LADDER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, INFECTIOUS DISEASE, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303255921			Fatality	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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