Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170065510 - Employee killed in fall when ladder overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 170065510 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 05/16/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108176439	05/16/1990	1542	0	D.L. Norton General Contracting, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was sandblasting the metal roof of an old building. To descend, he was using a wooden job-made ladder that was not tied off or otherwise secured. When he put his foot on the top rung, and the ladder became displaced; Employee #1 and the ladder fell onto the scaffold platform and then to the ground. He suffered internal injuries and was killed. At the time of the accident, Employee #1 had been working as a laborer for approximately five months.

Keywords: CHEST, ROOF, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, DESCENDING, FALL, TIE-OFF, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108176439			Fatality	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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