Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201310166 - Employee killed in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201310166 -- Report ID: 0213400 -- Event Date: 08/14/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
114145022	08/14/1997	1731	0	Lucent Technologies Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was on a ladder, installing telephone wire cable, when he fell. He sustained serious head injuries, from which he later died. The ladder had not been on a level surface.

Keywords: HEAD, INSTALLING, TELECOM WORK, LADDER, FALL, WORK SURFACE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	3	12	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	114145022			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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