OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14388771

EXTENSION LADDER,WORK RULES,LADDER,SLIP,STRUCK AGAINST,SKULL,FALL,LOST BALANCE

1988-01-16T00:00:00

Event: EXTENSION LADDER,WORK RULES,LADDER,SLIP,STRUCK AGAINST,SKULL,FALL,LOST BALANCE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14388771
Report ID: 524700

Event description

Employee killed in fall from ladder

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was approximately 7 ft above a concrete floor, working from a 24 ft extension ladder that had been placed on a 14 ft 4 in. metal joist. He either lo st his balance or the ladder slipped and he fell backward, striking the bottom o f his left rib cage against a large paper roll. He then fell to the concrete flo or, striking the occipital bone in his skull (proximal and posterior to his righ t ear). Employee #1 was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 36 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
25

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
2

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