A house builder died after a fall from a ladder. The incident happened when two workers were climbing two ladders positioned side by side. Between them they were carrying a sheet of wood to be used on the exterior gable area of a house under construction. The sheet weighed about 25 pounds and was six by three feet in size. The two ladders were about four feet apart, resting on an uncompacted section of earth. At the time of the incident, the two workers were on the upper section of the ladders. The co-worker heard the victim say that his ladder […]