Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202340329 - Employee Dies after Fall from Ladder Onto Sidewalk

Accident Summary Nr: 202340329 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 09/25/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305742652	09/26/2002	1741	0	Royal Restoration, Inc.

Abstract: On September 19, 2002, Employee #1 was using an aluminum ladder placed atop a sidewalk shed to replace an exterior brick on the second story of a building. He slipped and fell approximately 15 to 20 feet to the sidewalk. Employee #1 died on September 25, 2002, as a result of injuries sustained in the accident.

Keywords: WORK RULES, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, BRICK, METAL LADDER, FALL, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	34		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305742652			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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