Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 132506.015 - Employee falls from ladder and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 132506.015 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 01/17/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1510635.015	01/20/2021		236118	Francis Sherow Iii

Abstract: At 6:00 p.m. on January 17, 2021, an employee worked with a coworker to install a sign on a small ledge over the entrance to a building. Aluminum extension ladders were set up on either side of the ledge so the employees could carry the sign up to the ledge. After completing the installation, the employee attempted to climb back down the ladder, but fell approximately fifteen feet. The employee received blunt force trauma to the head, neck, and torso and was killed.

Keywords: Advertising Sign, Blunt force trauma, Climbing on Ladder, Descending, Extension Ladder, Fall, Head, Installing, Ladder, Neck, Torso

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Other					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1510635.015	58	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: 15 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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