Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201401205 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN EXTENSION LADDER COLLAPSED

Accident Summary Nr: 201401205 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 11/06/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127214526	11/07/1997	1741	0	Held & Held Construction

Abstract: Employee #1 was climbing down an extension ladder to exit a scaffold platform. The extension ladder adjusted from the top. The ladder collapsed, causing Employee #1 to fall to the ground and die. The extension ladder locking devise was not properly secured.

Keywords: FRACTURE, EXTENSION LADDER, COLLAPSE, FALL, SCAFFOLD

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127214526			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 27 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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