Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201509262 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201509262 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 04/07/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312355803	04/08/2009	1731	238210	Tri Wire Engineering Solutions, Inc.

Abstract: On April 7, 2009, Employee #1, a cable television installer, was working from a ladder to install cable television at a residential property. While Employee #1 was standing on the ladder, approximately 19.5 feet from the ground, he cut an old cable television connection. The sudden release of tension caused when the old cable was cut, caused Employee #1 to lose his balance. Employee #1 fell from the ladder, landing on an asphalt roadway below, fracturing his skull. Employee #1 was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later died. The accident investigation determined that Employee #1 did not tie himself off to the ladder with his safety belt, as per company safety policy.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, LADDER, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312355803			Fatality	Other	Electrical and electronic technicians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 19 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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