Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201282571 - Contractor Is Killed in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201282571 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 02/09/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309622918	02/09/2007	1542	236220	Massaro Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 11:35 a.m. on February 9, 2007, Employee #1 was working as the owner of a building contractor. He was standing at the 9-foot-level rung of a 24-foot extension ladder talking to a subcontractor crew leader about the flashing of the roof. Each section of the ladder was 12 feet long. Once the conversation between the subcontractor and Employee #1 ended, the subcontractor walked away. That's when he heard a noise coming from the ladder and turned to find Employee #1 unconscious on the ground. Employee #1 had struck his head on the concrete ground, and he was killed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, EXTENSION LADDER, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELDERLY, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	14	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309622918			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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