Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201148061 - Employee Is Killed in Fall While Descending Unsecured Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201148061 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 06/19/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125948745	06/21/2006	1711	238220	Don Wallingsford Inc

Abstract: On June 19, 2006, an employee was working for a general sheet metal and air-conditioning contractor, and was installing ductwork on the ceiling of a commercial building. He was standing on the first platform (11-ft in elevation) of a rolling scaffold that had its wheels locked. He descended a 14-ft, A-frame ladder when he fell with the ladder, and struck the concrete floor. The feet of the ladder were not tied or secured. The employee was killed, sustaining multiple, blunt force trauma injuries to his head.

Keywords: HEAD, INSTALLING, SHEET METAL, UNSECURED, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, DESCENDING, FALL, CONCUSSION, LOST BALANCE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125948745			Fatality	Concussion	Sheet metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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