Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202441275 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 202441275 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 05/31/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307456988	06/03/2005	1541	236220	Vargas Olson Enterprises Inc

Abstract: At 11:15 a.m. on May 31, 2005, Employee #1, a laborer of Vargas Olson Enterprises Inc. in Riverside, CA, was standing on a ladder while sanding drywall with a disc sander in the second level of a men's department store. The ladder used was an 8-ft high, portable fiberglass step Warner ladder. At this time, Employee #1 fell off the ladder and struck a scissor lift that was placed next to his work area before landing on the ground. The lift was identified as a Snorkle Scissor Lift, Number 9642007. Two coworkers were sanding the same wall approximately 50 ft away from Employee #1 but did not witness the accident. There were no other witnesses. The coworkers said they had seen Employee #1 working from the ladder 15 minutes prior to the incident. Neither coworker noticed if Employee #1 was standing on the top rung or positioned from the side of the ladder while working. The workers said they heard a thump and when they turned around they saw Employee #1 on the concrete floor bleeding from his head and ears. Employee #1 was transported to the Riverside Community Hospital, where he was hospitalized until he died on June 2, 2005.

Keywords: HEAD, SANDING MACHINE, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, STRUCK BY, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3	36	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307456988			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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