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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14377741

MAINTENANCE,EXTENSION LADDER,STRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,METAL LADDER,FALL,CONCRETE

Event
MAINTENANCE,EXTENSION LADDER,STRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,METAL LADDER,FALL,CONCRETE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14377741
Report ID
521700

Event description

Employee killed in fall from ladder to concrete floor

Investigation abstract

At approximately 1:15 p.m. on January 21, 1989, Employee #1 was washing windows at the south wall of the maintenance garage from a metal extension ladder at app roximately 22 ft. The ladder and Employee #1 fell onto the concrete floor. Emplo yee #1 was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 39 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    5
    Source
    25
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    6
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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