OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14264311
HEAD,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,STRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,METAL LADDER,FALL,ENTANGLED
Event description
Employee killed after striking head in fall with ladder
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 climbed an 18 ft metal ladder (portable) to release it from a steel beam. The ladder, which lacked rubber tread feet, began to fall with the employe e. His leg became entangled in the ladder, causing him to fall approximately 13 to 15 ft headfirst. Employee #1 struck his head on the concrete floor and died.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 25
- Occupation code
- 554
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 2
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