OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1000090

HEAD,INSTALLING,STEPLADDER,LADDER,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,LOST BALANCE

1986-12-05T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,INSTALLING,STEPLADDER,LADDER,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,LOST BALANCE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 1000090
Report ID: 453710

Event description

EMPLOYEE FELL WHILE WORKING ON STEPLADDER

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING ON A 10 FOOT WOODEN STEPLADDER, TYPE 1-A, 300 # DUTY RAT ING, INDUSTRIAL-USE TYPE. HE WAS CUTTING AND INSTALLING A TAP IN THE SIDE OF A S ECTION OF DUCT. A MOMENT BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, HE WAS SEEN SITTING ON (STRADDLING ) THE TOP OF THE LADDER. HE MUST HAVE LEANED FORWARD AND CAUSED THE LADDER TO TI P OVER AND FALL, TAKING HIM WITH IT.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 26 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
25

Occupation code
596

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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