Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14452437

R J MEAGHER CONST CO INC

Event
HEAD, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, DESCENDING, FALL, SCAFFOLD
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#104650619
Employer profile
R J MEAGHER CONST CO INC
Summary number
14452437
Report ID
953210

Event description

Employee hospitalized after fall from scaffold

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was standing on a 6 to 8 ft scaffold, and dropped his hammer to the floor. While leaving the scaffold, he missed the step of the ladder and fell to the concrete floor, landing on his head.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 31 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    567
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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