OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14312383

HEAD,COLLAPSE,STEPLADDER,CONSTRUCTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,FALL

1988-04-12T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,COLLAPSE,STEPLADDER,CONSTRUCTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,FALL
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14312383
Report ID: 213100

Event description

Employee killed in fall when stepladder breaks

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was standing on the fourth rung of an 8 foot wooden folding stepladd er, positioning an 8 in, heat main pipe so that a welder could weld it to anothe r 8 inch pipe. The 20 foot long iron pipe was supported by a trapeze hanger. Whi le Employee #1 was moving the pipe to the right and left, the side rails of the ladder broke. He was thrown to the concrete floor, landing on his head, and was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 44 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
25

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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