Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201353166 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Ladder on Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 201353166 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 07/31/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310026950	08/01/2006	1742	238310	American Home Work, Inc.

Abstract: On July 31, 2006, Employee #1, a salesman, was conducting some construction work at a home that was being built. He was working alone, possibly installing baffles at the ceiling and roof area. Apparently, Employee #1 used a 24-ft long fiberglass extension ladder to reach the working area, which was about 21 ft above the floor. He placed this ladder on a Perry mobile scaffold, which was approximately 6.5 ft high. The ladder slipped from the scaffold, and Employee #1 fell with the ladder to the concrete floor. He sustained multiple fractures, lacerations and contusions, and died at the scene from multiple blunt force trauma. Employee #1 was found by workers of another contractor. No one actually observed the accident.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, CEILING, LADDER, MOBILE CRANE, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, FALL, CONCRETE, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310026950			Fatality	Fracture	Sales workers, hardware and building supplies	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Fireproofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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