Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 524256 - Bricklayer dies after fall from defective ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 524256 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 06/12/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100572635	07/01/1991	1741	0	Matt Glover Construction

Abstract: Employee #1, a 30-year-old bricklayer, was completing repairs to a new building before its acceptance inspection. A coworker left to get a scaffold. Working alone, Employee #1 used a Louisville 32 ft extension ladder, series AE 4000, manufactured in June 1988, Louisville, KY, to reach an area approximately 20 ft high inside the building. The ladder was missing its swivel safety shoes on the base section and it fell, throwing Employee #1 to the floor. He sustained a concussion and died eight days later.

Keywords: HEAD, EXTENSION LADDER, INADEQUATE MAINT, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, CONCUSSION, SAFETY SHOE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100572635			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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