Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202340204 - Employee Killed In Fall From Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 202340204 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 04/25/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305447583	07/09/2002	1531	0	Spectra Photo Art, Inc.

Abstract: 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		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	4		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305447583			Fatality	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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