Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200960839 - Employee injured in fall from stepladder

Accident Summary Nr: 200960839 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 03/26/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127362523	04/04/1997	1711	0	John J. Kirlin Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 a.m. on March 26, 1997, Employee #1 set up an 8 ft stepladder in a newly-constructed handicapped restroom so he could prepare a 1/2 in. copper tube for soldering. He was apparently on the second rung of the ladder when he lost his balance and fell, striking his head on the restroom's rear concrete wall. Employee #1 was transported to the Shock Trauma unit, where he was listed in critical condition, in a coma. He had received proper ladder training from both his company and from the Plumber's Union. Employee #1 was wearing a hard hat, in accordance with company rules.

Keywords: HEAD, STEPLADDER, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, PLUMBING, LOST BALANCE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127362523			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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