Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201681756 - Employee Fractures Neck and Is Killed in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201681756 -- Report ID: 1050210 -- Event Date: 12/17/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308535848	12/17/2005	1796	238290	Swisslog Usa, Incorporated

Abstract: On December 17, 2005, Employee #1 was working as a plumber or pipefitter for Swisslog, USA, Inc., which manufactures and installs building equipment. He sustained a fractured neck when he fell from a ladder. He was killed. At the time, he was working in an environment of gas, vapor, mist, fumes, smoke, or dust.

Keywords: FRACTURE, DUST, VAPOR, LADDER, SMOKE, FALL, NECK

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308535848			Fatality	Fracture	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

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