Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201352366 - Employee died from fall from stepladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201352366 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 01/14/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306748583	01/13/2004	1521	236115	Hoyte & Kenny Driggers Builders, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306748567	01/13/2004	1751	238130	Jeffers Brothers Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: On January 13, 2004, a crew was framing on a residential construction site. One employee was installing the tray ceiling support braces over his head while working from a 6-foot Werner fiberglass stepladder. The ladder was missing one of the slip-resistant feet, had cracks in the side rails and one of the support brackets was loose. He was not working from the tray top or the top step of the ladder. The ladder slipped and the employee fell from the ladder and he struck his head on the concrete floor. He was taken to the local hospital where it was determined that his blood alcohol level was 0.34. He died the next day and the medical examiner listed the cause of death as subdural hematoma with brain swelling.

Keywords: HEAD, STEPLADDER, LADDER, INADEQUATE MAINT, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306748583					Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
2	306748567			Fatality	Concussion	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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