Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201571189 - Employee Falls from Ladder; Killed Upon Impact

Accident Summary Nr: 201571189 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 04/17/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304976525	04/17/2002	1751	0	Unlimited Woodworking

Abstract: Employee #1 was descending a stepladder placed next to an open stairwell. The employee and the ladder tumbled through the stairwell hole to the concrete basement floor and he was killed.

Keywords: STAIR, FLOOR HOLE, STEPLADDER, LADDER, STAIR LANDING, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2	15	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304976525			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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