OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14384325

FRACTURE,HEAD,SHOULDER,STEPLADDER,LADDER,FALL,FALL PROTECTION

1986-10-08T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE,HEAD,SHOULDER,STEPLADDER,LADDER,FALL,FALL PROTECTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14384325
Report ID: 523420

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL FROM LADDER

Investigation abstract

AFTER THE 7 PM LUNCH BREAK, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING FROM A 10 FOOT WOODEN STEPLA DDER. HE DESCENDED THE LADDER AND MOVED IT ACROSS THE AISLE, NEXT TO THE WALL OF AN INOPERATIVE "CLEAN SPRAY ROOM". HE CLIMBED THE LADDER AGAIN, AND, AT 7:40 PM , FELL OVER THE WALL, THROUGH THE SUSPENDED CEILING AND ONTO THE CONCRETE FLOOR. HE LANDED ON THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AND SHOULDERS, AND DIED OF A SKULL FRACTURE A ND INTERNAL INJURIES.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 58 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
25

Occupation code
999

Human factor
7

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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