Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202023024 - Ironworker killed in fall from elevated ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 202023024 -- Report ID: 0316100 -- Event Date: 08/22/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301463790	08/22/1997	1791	0	Acm Erectors Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, an iron worker, was standing on a 6 ft stepladder, setting steel T's. The ladder was positioned 14 ft above the first level. Employee #1 was killed when he fell off the ladder to the lower level.

Keywords: IRON WORKER, STEPLADDER, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301463790			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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