Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14346696

COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Event
HEAD, STEPLADDER, LADDER, FALL, LOST BALANCE
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#100380054
Employer profile
COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Summary number
14346696
Report ID
420600

Event description

EMPLOYEE FELL FROM STEP LADDER TO CONCRETE FLOOR

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ALONE, CHANGING A LIGHT BULB IN AN AIR CONDITIONER FAN ROOM. HE WAS USING A 10 FOOT WOODEN STEP LADDER, IN GOOD CONDITION, TO REACH THE LIGHT BU LB. HE APPARENTLY LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL, HEAD FIRST, TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR. HE DIED FROM HEAD INJURIES INCURRED IN THE FALL.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 66 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    5
    Source
    25
    Occupation code
    453
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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