Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202003125 - Employee injured in fall from stepladder, later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 202003125 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 06/03/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301445201	06/04/1997	1799	0	Marcor Environmental

Abstract: On June 3, 1997, Employee #1 was on a 8 ft stepladder, taping up plastic for asbestos containment. He suffered head injuries when he fell from the top of the ladder. Employee #1 was hospitalized for twelve days before he died on June 15, 1997.

Keywords: HEAD, STEPLADDER, WORK RULES, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Other		$250,000 to $500,000	6	8	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301445201			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Connecting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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