Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201408267 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201408267 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 09/22/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313261315	09/23/2010	1795	238910	Don Meeks Construction Llc

Abstract: On September 22, 2010, Employee #1 was cutting beams for demolition in an abandoned building. As he stood on a ladder to cut one of the beams, he lost his balance and fell on a pile of debris. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, DEMOLITION, LADDER, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313261315			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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