OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14377907

LADDER,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,FALL,INATTENTION

1984-12-26T09:30:00

Event: LADDER,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,FALL,INATTENTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14377907
Report ID: 521700

Event description

FALL FROM LADDER

Investigation abstract

AT 9:30 AM ON DECEMBER 26, 1984, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS AFFIXING ADHESIVE I.D. LETTERS TO AN OVERHEAD CONVEYOR, Y 43-D, 13 FEET ABOVE THE FLOOR. HE WAS WORKING FROM A COTTERMAN PLATFORM LADDER, MODEL #1011R3232. A POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, COMPANY #36, TRAILING A LOAD, STRUCK THE PLATFORM LADDER. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KNOCKED FROM THE LADDER. HE FELL, STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE FLOOR. HE WAS TRANSPORATED, UNCONS CIOUS, TO THE HOSPITAL. HE DIED ON DECEMBER 29, AT 11:10 PM, WITHOUT REGAINING C ONSCIOUSNESS.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 61 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
25

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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