Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201779352 - Employee Falls from Ladder, Later Dies of Asphyxia

Accident Summary Nr: 201779352 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 03/26/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310896576	03/27/2007	1751	238130	John Sliben

Abstract: At approximately 12:00 p.m. on March 26, 2007, an employee, a carpenter, was working from the second rung of a step ladder removing metal fascia. He slipped and fell approximately 2-ft to the ground below onto his hands. Approximately 30 minutes after the fall, the employee was found sitting in a chair and was not responsive. The employee died of asphyxia.

Keywords: ABDOMEN, ASPHYXIATED, LADDER, FALL, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	11	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310896576			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 2 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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