OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14369201
COLLAPSE,LADDER,CONSTRUCTION,FALL
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN LADDER COLLAPSED AND HE FELL
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ON A SCAFFOLD 20 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. WHEN HE WAS READY TO GO TO LUNCH, HE STARTED DOWN A FIBERGLASS LADDER. THE LADDER GAVE WAY, CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE AND THE LADDER TO FALL TO THE ASPHALT BELOW.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 50 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 25
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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