Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125261966 - Timothy A Riddle

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Charlotte

Inspection Nr: 125261966

Report ID: 0453730

Date Opened: 07/21/1995

Site Address:
Timothy A Riddle
85 North Main Street
Canton, NC 28716

Mailing Address:
70 Mundy Cove Road, Weaverville, NC 28787

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1761

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/24/1995

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/24/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360494835

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14250559

Event: 07/19/1995

Employee killed in fall from ladder

Employee #1, a self-employed subcontractor with no employees, was using a ladder jack scaffold to install aluminum siding on a two-story house. He was standing on an aluminum extension ladder, approximately 14 feet above the ground, adjusting one of the ladder jacks. For some reason, Employee #1 fell from the ladder, striking his head on another aluminum ladder that was lying on the ground. His neck was broken and he died en route to the hospital.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, EXTENSION LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, LADDER JACK SCAFFOLD, METAL LADDER, FALL, NECK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125261966			Fatality	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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