Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200924900 - Employee killed in fall from stepladder

Accident Summary Nr: 200924900 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 07/23/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311349013	07/23/2007	1711	238220	Behrends Mechanical, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311350599	07/23/2007	1542	236220	Armada Hoffler Construction Company

Abstract: On July 23, 2007, Employee #1 and a coworker were working on the plumbing system in one of the smaller side stores at a shopping strip mall. They discovered a leaking coupling after pressure testing the system. Employee #1 was between 7 ft and 9 ft up on a 12 ft stepladder, sawing and chiseling off the old coupling in preparation for installing a new one. While he was working, he sent the coworker to the van to get another coupling. The coworker had exited the building when he heard a crashing noise. He returned to find Employee #1 lying on the ground beside the ladder, bleeding fromhis head. He died of injuries sustained in the fall. There were no direct witnesses to the accident.

Keywords: HEAD, UNSECURED, STEPLADDER, WORK RULES, OVERTURN, INSTALLING, REPAIR, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311349013			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder
2	311350599					Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.