Fatality Narrative: Carpenter Falls from Stepladder

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• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  On June 24, 2004, a carpenter died when he fell from a stepladder. The 44-year-old victim was an experienced carpenter and framer. He was employed by a framing contractor and was part of a crew framing a bed and breakfast establishment. The victim and a foreman were each climbing up 8 foot fiberglass stepladders attempting to install a wooden beam (6"x10"x16', weighing about 205 lb), on two posts. They were climbing the stepladders while holding the wooden beam with one hand and resting it on their shoulders. The beam was to be set on posts that were about 11 feet, 9 inches tall and spaced about 15 feet apart. The victim was about to place his end of the beam on the post when he fell from the stepladder. His head struck the concrete patio below and he subsequently died of head injuries from the fall. An investigation determined that the stepladders used by the contractor employees, were overloaded beyond the manufacturer"s rated capacity, and that the two employees were standing on the top steps of the ladders. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Accident Prevention
  • Accidental Falls
  • Accidents
  • Accidents, Occupational
  • Construction Industry
  • Construction Materials
  • Education
  • Mortality
  • Occupational Health
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  More +
• Keywords:
  • Workers
  • Work environment
  • Falls
  • Fall protection
  • Ladders
  • Scaffolds
  • Construction
  • Construction equipment
  • Construction materials
  • Construction workers
  More +
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051836
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 71-35-2005, 2005 May; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fatality narrative: carpenter falls from stepladder
• End Date:
  20260630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228838/cdc_228838_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 34.06 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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