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Accident: 202340204 - Employee Killed In Fall From Ladder

**Accident: 202340204 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 04/25/2002**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
305447583	07/09/2002	1531	Spectra Photo Art, Inc.

On April 25, 2002, Employee #1 was demolishing an interior partition using a portable reciprocating saw when he was struck by debris from the partition and fell from a step ladder. Employee #1 sustained injuries to his head, neck vertebrae, and spinal cord. Employee #1 died of his injuries on May 6, 2002.

Keywords: fracture, head, spine, ladder, construction, fall, neck, struck by, vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	4		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	305447583			Fatality	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	FallDist: FallHt:8 Cause: Demolition FatCause: Fall from/with ladder

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