Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201400256 - Employee killed in fall from stepladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201400256 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 11/08/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124872177	01/09/1997	1751		Environmental Investments Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and coworkers were demolishing a patio trellis when a 2 by 8 wood header became separated from its support and struck Employee #1 on the head. He fell 4 ft off the stepladder, landed on his head and back, and was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, DEMOLITION, UNSECURED, STEPLADDER, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	124872177			Fatality	Concussion	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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