OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14379432

LADDER,INFECTION,FALL,CONCUSSION,LOST BALANCE,BRAIN,CONCRETE,UNSTABLE POSITION

1986-09-25T00:00:00

Event: LADDER,INFECTION,FALL,CONCUSSION,LOST BALANCE,BRAIN,CONCRETE,UNSTABLE POSITION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14379432
Report ID: 524500

Event description

EMPLOYEE DIES IN HOSPITAL AFTER FALL FROM LADDER

Investigation abstract

An employee was working on a ladder when it slipped and he fell 10 ft onto a con crete floor. He was hospitalized for a brain concussion. He died in the hospital when he contracted meningitis as a result of a viral infection.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 35 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
25

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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