Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 995613 - EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL FROM EXTENSION LADDER

Accident Summary Nr: 995613 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 09/27/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104337878	12/07/1989	5159	0	Farmer'S Investment Co., Inc.

Abstract: At 1:15 p.m. on September 27, 1989, Employee #1 was on a metal extension ladder, engaged in normal duties as a foreman of a crew repairing and changing out the roof of a tobacco warehouse. The ladder, which was not tied off or secured in any manner, fell with Employee #1 approximately 20 feet to the wooden floor of the warehouse. Employee #1 sustained broken bones and was taken to the hospital by ambulance. Employee #1 later died of a blot clot on September 30, 1989.

Keywords: BLOOD CLOT, FRACTURE, EXTENSION LADDER, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104337878			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers

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