Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200925873 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 200925873 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 12/11/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314014713	12/11/2009	7699	561790	Powhatan County Public Schools

Abstract: On December 11, 2009, Employee #1 was working from an 8-foot fiberglass step ladder in Conference Room 148A of the school's library. He was supposed to check the Watt Stopper light sensor in the ceiling to repair, adjust, or replace it. The ceiling tile above the step ladder, and the cover on the 4-inch by 4-inch metal electrical junction box for the light sensor, had been removed. Employee #1 was found in a contorted position, laying face down on the conference room table, with one leg still on the ladder. He had fallen and was killed.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, STEPLADDER, LIGHTING FIXTURE, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314014713			Fatality	Other	Not specified mechanics and repairers

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