OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14424048
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS
HAZELWOOD, MO·
Event description
Employee killed in fall from ladder
Investigation abstract
On May 4, 1988, Employee #1 was ascending an approximately 20 ft long fixed meta l ladder. About halfway up he dropped some papers into an open area behind the l adder, where they landed on a false ceiling. Employee #1 tried to retrieve the s cattered papers by holding onto the fixed ladder and leaning over toward them. H e lost his balance or grip and went through the false ceiling. He fell over 10 f t onto a concrete stairway landing platform between some risers. Employee #1 die d on July 14, 1988.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 63 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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