OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14377824

STEPLADDER,CONSTRUCTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,HOIST,BOLT,FALL,WINCH

1989-07-24T00:00:00

Event: STEPLADDER,CONSTRUCTION,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,HOIST,BOLT,FALL,WINCH
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14377824
Report ID: 521700

Event description

Employee killed in fall from stepladder

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 fell 24 ft from a stepladder then to a lower lever while using a com e-along to hoist a crate. He was killed. A homemade eye bolt had failed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 62 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
25

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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