Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 839381 - Employee dies in 10 foot fall while moving ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 839381 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 02/22/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
122104060	02/23/1995	3312	0	Northwestern Steel & Wire Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was part of a work crew performing patch work on the inside of an electric arc furnace. He was standing on the 21 inch wide bezel ring (the rim of the furnace) moving a 20 foot long aluminum straight ladder. The ladder moved unexpectedly and threw Employee #1 off balance. He fell 10 feet 6 inches to the concrete floor on the outside of the furnace and was killed. No fall protection had been provided. Interviews with several witnesses provided conflicting descriptions of why and how the ladder moved, but all are sure that the ladder's movement caused Employee #1 to fall.

Keywords: FURNACE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LADDER, METAL LADDER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, CONCRETE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	122104060			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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