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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14336770

STEPLADDER,FALL

Event
STEPLADDER,FALL
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14336770
Report ID
418100

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL THROUGH WINDOW OPENING

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was working with a coworker trying to replace a double-pane window o n the twenty-first floor of an office building. Employee #1 was on a two step la dder trying to bend a bolt in the window frame. Instead of cutting off the bolt he tried to bend it by hitting it with a hammer, when he accidentally hit the gl ass causing it to shatter. Employee #1 was killed when he lost his balance and f ell out the opening.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 30 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    5
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    6
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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