Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 56949.015 - Employee lowers exterior stairs and is killed by stair count

Accident Summary Nr: 56949.015 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 01/22/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
955713.015	01/22/2014		238160	Weathercraft Co. Of Colorado Springs

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on January 22, 2014, an employee was inspecting the roof of a building. While attempting to gain access to the roof via the exterior emergency exit stairs, the employee tried to get the raised portion of the stairs to lower to the street level. When he started jumping at the end of the stairs, the cable that was attached to the counter weight broke. The employee was struck in the face, head and was killed.

Keywords: Broken Cable, Head, Stair

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	5		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	955713.015	42	M	Fatality		Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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