Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201631892 - Employee Died in Fall in Transfer from One Ladder to Another

Accident Summary Nr: 201631892 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 06/08/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304611460	06/12/2001	1791	0	Quality Tank & Construction Co

Abstract: On or about June 9, 2001, at approximately 3:25p.m., an employee was welding a plate to the inside of a dissolving tank. He was using two stepladders to do the task. After he welded one piece, he stepped from one ladder to the other. As he was doing so, the second ladder fell over sending him to the metal grating 6 feet below. The employee sustained four fractured ribs on his right side and died.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STEPLADDER, LADDER, RIB, FALL, LOST BALANCE, TIE-OFF, SCAFFOLDING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304611460			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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