Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201406543 - Employee killed in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201406543 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 10/22/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304909237	11/25/2002	1791	0	R Betker & Associates Inc

Abstract: On October 22, 2002, Employee #1 was bolting a column while erecting the steel on a butler-type building. Employee #1 fell from the ladder he was using when the ladder slipped. He fell approximately 7 ft and struck his head on concrete.

Keywords: HEAD, STEEL, LADDER, STRUCK AGAINST, COLUMN, CONSTRUCTION, BOLT, FALL, CONCRETE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304909237			Fatality	Concussion	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 7 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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