OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14319974

MAINTENANCE,SAND,LADDER,FALL,BURIED

1980-02-21T00:00:00

Event: MAINTENANCE,SAND,LADDER,FALL,BURIED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14319974
Report ID: 316700

Event description

Employee killed in headlong fall from ladder into sand

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was performing maintenance service on a ceiling natural gas heater. He fell head first from a ladder into the sides of a sand funnel that was approx imately 5 feet deep. He was buried up to his waist and died.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 33 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
25

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
15

Task assigned
1

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