Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 80552.015 - Employee falls from aerial ladder and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 80552.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 10/18/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1097865.015	10/08/2015		339950	Liberty Signs, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on October 18, 2015, an employee was fastening the cover on a letter sign after a repair was made. The employee was moving away from the structure on an aerial ladder, thrown backward, and then forward, and fell 19 feet to pavement. The employee was not using a personal fall arrest system. The employee was transported to the hospital by medevac. The employee sustained head trauma and died.

Keywords: Elevated Work Platform, Fall Protection, Ladder, Struck Against

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1097865.015	42	M	Fatality		Installers And Repairers

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