Fatality Narrative: Laborer Falls from Ladder

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• 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:
  Accidental Falls Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Construction Industry Construction Materials Education Mortality Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Staff Development Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Construction Construction Equipment Construction Materials Construction Workers Fall Protection Falls Fatalities Ground Stability Hazards Ladders Protective Equipment Protective Measures Safety Education Safety Measures Safety Practices Training Traumatic Injuries Work Environment Workers Worker Safety

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• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Publisher:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• 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
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:38b7b70733e742790f11de8ca53a82d8335264dacfe34dcfcb21f58610130fae34644c873bf8ce98d7eb7cbd2882bc6b0e85c1bde9f3133be95f76aacc9cb163
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228840/cdc_228840_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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