Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201430345 - Employee Falls From A Fixed Ladder On Barge

Accident Summary Nr: 201430345 -- Report ID: 0523100 -- Event Date: 05/14/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301091534	05/17/2010	3731	336611	Jeffboat Llc

Abstract: At approximately 12:58 p.m. on May 13, 2010, Employee #1, a painter, was on a barge, cleaning debris from the interior floor using a broom, bucket and dustpan. Employee #1 stopped working and climbed up a fixed metal ladder to exit the space to the top of the barge. Employee #1 was carrying a broom in one hand while making the climb. Employee #1 was approximately eleven feet high, when he attempted to hand the broom off to a coworker above, lost his grip and fell to the barge bottom below striking his head against a pipe support.

Keywords: barge, head, broom, ladder, fall

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301091534			Fatality	Other	Painters, construction and maintenance

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