Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 303828529 - Employee Dies after Falling 10 Feet from Stepladder

Accident Summary Nr: 303828529 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 10/13/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303828529	10/17/2000	1742	0	Nelson'S Insulation, Inc.

Abstract: An employee was installing thermal insulation in the garage of a single family dwelling. He was standing on the top step of a 10 ft stepladder when he lost his balance and fell to the concrete slab floor. He struck his head and died from head trauma.

Keywords: HEAD, INSTALLING, STEPLADDER, LADDER, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, CONCUSSION, THERMAL INSULATION, CONCRETE

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	10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303828529			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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