OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14363915

MINNITRISTA, (CITY OF)/ PUBLIC WORKS DEPT.

MINNITRISTA, MN· 1988-04-04T00:00:00

Event: SEWER, HEAD, LOSS OF BLOOD, STRUCK AGAINST, FIXED LADDER, FALL
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #107780793
Employer profile: MINNITRISTA, (CITY OF)/ PUBLIC WORKS DEPT.
Summary number: 14363915
Report ID: 552700

Event description

Employee killed in fall from fixed ladder

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was making a routine check of a lift station (underground sewer stat ion). The employee was descending a 28 ft fixed ladder when he fell and struck h is head against concrete at the ladder base. Employee #1 suffered massive head i njuries and died from the loss of blood. The lift station and ladder was manufac tured by Smith Loveless, located in Lenexa, KS.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 27 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
25

Occupation code
694

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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