OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14434146
PACIFIC ALLIED PRODUCTS LTD
KANEOHE, HI·
Event description
Employee injured in fall from ladder
Investigation abstract
At approximately 12:00 noon on August 30, 1988, Employee #1, a sales representat d skull, a fractured left arm, and possible multiple internal injuries. ive for Pacific Allied Products, Ltd., was on the rooftop of a building. A 24 ft aluminum extension ladder belonging to Rainbow Roof Maintenance Co. was secured to the roof landing. Employee #1 removed the rope that secured the ladder and l ifted the ladder's side rails to extend it above the roof landing. The ladder wa s 25 1/2 in. too short, causing its locking pawls to disengage. Unaware of this, Employee #1 stepped on the ladder, and the ladder slid down. Employee #1 lost h is balance and fell about 20 ft, striking a 7 ft high wooden patio fence, then f alling to the concrete patio floor. He was hospitalized with a severely fracture
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 63 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 25
- Occupation code
- 268
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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