Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202044855 - Employee dies after falling from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 202044855 -- Report ID: 0155010 -- Event Date: 01/26/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305535189	01/28/2004	1522	236116	Peter Norris Jr.

Abstract: On January 26, 2004, an employee was working on the second floor of a two story house. He was leaning off of a step ladder taking measurements when he apparently fell from the step ladder through a floor opening. The floor opening was for the stairwell that had not yet been installed. He fell to the basement, approximately 17 ft, and struck the concrete floor causing massive head trauma. He was conscious when the ambulance arrived. He died approximately 15 hours later.

Keywords: LADDER, FALL, FLOOR OPENING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305535189			Fatality	Other	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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