Inspection Detail

Inspection: 15270390 - Charles W. Smith Dba Chuck Smith

Inspection Information - Office: Alaska Department Of Labor Osh Enforcement

Inspection Nr: 15270390

Report ID: 1050210

Date Opened: 01/02/1986

Site Address:
Charles W. Smith Dba Chuck Smith
2703 Tongass
Ketchikan, AK 99901

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1541

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/07/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/06/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360577761

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14547947

Event: 12/27/1985

Employee killed in fall with unsecured ladder

Employee #1 placed a ladder on an unsecured and uneven surface of fist-sized rocks with a 3:4 slope. The ladder toppled over and he fell over a 12 ft boulder retaining wall into tidewater. The coroner's report listed a concussion and a broken neck as the cause of death.

Keywords: UNEVEN GROUND, UNSECURED, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, NECK, CONCUSSION, SLOPE, OVERTURN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15270390			Fatality	Fracture	Insulation Workers

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