Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130278.015 - Employee is killed in fall when ladder fails

Accident Summary Nr: 130278.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 10/09/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1497097.015	10/10/2020		237130	Vector Resources, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on October 9, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a power and communication line construction company, was using an extension ladder at a job site. The rung locks on the fly section of the ladder failed, and the employee fell, a fall height of approximately 5 feet. Employee #1 sustained a traumatic head injury and was killed. During the subsequent investigation, the corporate risk manager stated that the extension ladder was defective and did not belong to the company.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Construction, Equipment Failure, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Locking Pins, Struck Against

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1497097.015	48	M	Fatality		Communications equipment operators, n.e.c.

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