Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202014098 - Employee Dies after Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 202014098 -- Report ID: 0216000 -- Event Date: 01/06/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307662601	01/13/2005	1711	238220	Pronto Plumbing & Heating Corp.

Abstract: On January 4, 2005, Employee #1 was installing hangers on a ceiling for a fire sprinkler system using an A-frame wood ladder placed on top of a Bakers scaffold. At the time of the incident, Employee #1 fell from the ladder. He was taken to a local hospital, where he died on January 6, 2005.

Keywords: FIRE EXT SYSTEM, HEAD, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, FALL, CONCUSSION, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307662601			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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