Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200670958 - Employee killed in fall from A-frame ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 200670958 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 01/14/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300496775	01/22/1998	1731	0	Electrotech Enterprises

Abstract: On January 14, 1998, Employee #1 was on an A-frame ladder installing 'Exit' signs on a new building when he fell 8 ft onto the concrete floor. He was transported to a local hospital, where he died on January 20, 1998, of injuries sustained in the fall.

Keywords: INSTALLING, BUILDING, WORK RULES, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300496775			Fatality	Concussion	Electricians' apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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