Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201925005 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201925005 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 10/02/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312919699	10/21/2009	1751	238350	Guthrie B. Dodson Jr.

Abstract: On October 2, 2009, Employee #1 and a coworker were patching a gutter, from the roof of a two-story apartment building, 18 feet, 7 inches above the ground. The coworker descended the ladder and then held it for Employee #1. Employee #1 slipped, when he placed his foot on the ladder rung and let go of the ladder. He fell to the ground/sidewalk and was killed.

Keywords: LADDER, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, DESCENDING, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2	18	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312919699			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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