OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14385462
FRACTURE,LADDER,SLIP,FALL,LEG
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED IN A FALL AND COWORKER INJURED
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 working on a ladder approximately 20 ft above the floor lost his foo ting and fell to the concrete floor. Employee #2 on the ground saw Employee #1 s lip off the ladder and attempted to break the fall. Employee #1 was killed, and Employee #2 suffered a fractured leg.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 38 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 5
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 16
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 34
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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