Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201167434 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Elevation

Accident Summary Nr: 201167434 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 11/09/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126155233	12/07/2005	1521	236115	Hyo Chang

Abstract: At approximately 4:30 p.m. on September 9, 2005, Employee #1, a handyman, was performing carpentry and plumbing work at a residence. He and a coworker were covering a door with plastic sheeting to protect it from the rain. Reportedly, they positioned a 6-ft aluminum extension ladder horizontally to serve as working platform. Employee #1 slipped and fell to a concrete surface and was killed.

Keywords: EXTENSION LADDER, CARPENTER, WORK RULES, LADDER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, PLUMBING, CONCUSSION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	2	10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126155233			Fatality	Concussion	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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