OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14278816

GUARDRAIL,UNSECURED,LADDER,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION

1987-12-29T00:00:00

Event: GUARDRAIL,UNSECURED,LADDER,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14278816
Report ID: 112000

Event description

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL FROM LADDER OR RAIL

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INSTALLING AN OVERHEAD HEATER. HE HAD ALREADY INSTALLED THE ROOF MOUNTING BRACKETS AND WAS INSTALLING THE HEATER HANGING RODS WHEN HE FELL, EITH ER FROM AN UNSECURED LADDER OR FROM THE RAILING ON THE WORK PLATFORM. THE EMPLOY EE WAS KILLED IN THE 12 FOOT FALL TO A CONCRETE FLOOR.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 50 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
8

Occupation code
999

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
2

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