Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 594325 - Employee later dies after fall from stepladder

Accident Summary Nr: 594325 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 03/13/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17442211	03/20/1989	1751	0	Rozier Door Company, Inc.

Abstract: Employees were extending a door opener chain after a door installation had been completed. A coworker was adding the chain extension working from the top cap of a Bauer Corp. 10 ft fiberglass stepladder. Employee #1 was next to him on the second step from the top cap, at the 8 ft level, holding and handing chain to the coworker. When the chain slipped from the coworker's hand, the unexpected added weight caused Employee #1 to lose his balance and fall headfirst from the 8 ft level onto the concrete floor. Employee #1 died three days later from head injuries.

Keywords: HEAD, INSTALLING, STEPLADDER, LOAD SHIFT, SLIP, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, LOST BALANCE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17442211			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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