Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201281920 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201281920 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 12/15/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307836213	12/22/2004	1711	238220	Heritage Mechanical Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: On December 15, 2004, Employee #1 was standing on the top plate of a 10-ft ladder to mark a 16-ft-high ceiling for a hole for a rain water drainage system. He fell from the ladder to a concrete floor and sustained a fatal head injury.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, CEILING, STEPLADDER, WORK RULES, LADDER, FALL, LOST BALANCE, CONCRETE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	45		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307836213			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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