Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201637139 - Employee killed in fall when ladder on scaffold shifts

Accident Summary Nr: 201637139 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 09/15/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311172837	09/18/2007	1742	238310	Easy Drywall Llc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311172571	09/15/2007	1742	238310	H & S Spray Contractors Inc

Abstract: On September 15, 2007, Employee #1, a drywall finisher, was working from a ladder on top of a scaffold when the ladder shifted and he fell approximately 16 ft. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, BRACING, SCAFFOLD, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1	16	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311172837			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder
2	311172571					Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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