Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201572849 - Employee Dies After Falling Over Handrail
Accident: 201572849 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 12/15/2004 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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307528562 | 03/07/2005 | 1799 | American Abatement, Inc. | ||||
At approximately 9:30 a.m. on December 15, 2004, Employee #1 was utilizing an 8-ft tall steel-rolling warehouse ladder to place bagged asbestos material through the top of a waste container. Employee #1 fell over the handrail and was found head down, with his foot stuck between the handrail and tread. Employee #1 died of head and neck trauma. The handrail may have been incorrectly repaired at an earlier date. | |||||||
Keywords:
head, demolition, alcohol, ladder, construction, fall, neck
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Other building | Other | Under $50,000 | 1 | 10 | X | ||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 307528562 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt:8 Cause: Demolition FatCause: Fall from/with ladder |