Fatality Narrative: Laborer Falls from Ladder

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  On July 15, 2004, a laborer was fatally injured when he fell from a straight portable ladder. The 47-year-old victim was employed by a contractor who was hired to move a surplus office trailer. The victim had spent the morning removing panels from the side of the trailer. The incident was unobserved, but investigators determined that the victim was standing on a ladder propped against the side of an office trailer and was removing screws from the aluminum trim when he fell 5 or 6 feet, striking his head on asphalt pavement below. The victim's medical condition may have been a factor in this incident. He had recently had surgery and the temperature that day reached a high of 98 degrees. That morning he had spoken to several people about the heat and stated that he felt dizzy when he bent over. 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
  • Ladders
  • Falls
  • Fall protection
  • Ground stability
  • 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:20051850
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 71-33-2005, 2005 Mar; :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: laborer falls from ladder
• End Date:
  20260630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228840/cdc_228840_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 35.80 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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