Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201340627 - Employee is killed in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201340627 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 07/12/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302754502	07/12/1999	1761	0	Harris Roofing & Painting Co.

Abstract: On July 12, 1999, Employee #1 was chalking areas of house in preparation to paint a house. Employee #1, while on a wooden deck, placed a 20-ft extension ladder approximately 12 inches from the edge of the house. The ladder was not tied down and it did not extend 3 feet taller than the access area. The employer did not provide fall protection. Employee #1 fell approximately 26 feet to the wooden deck and was killed.

Keywords: ROOF, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, PAINT, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	3	26	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302754502			Fatality	Other	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 26 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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