OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14453559

UNSECURED,WORK RULES,LADDER,SLIP,CONSTRUCTION,FALL

1986-09-04T00:00:00

Event: UNSECURED,WORK RULES,LADDER,SLIP,CONSTRUCTION,FALL
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14453559
Report ID: 751910

Event description

Employee injured in 12 ft fall when ladder slipped

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was working on a ladder when it slipped, causing him to fall about 1 2 ft. The Shilling perch rail had not been properly set up.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 33 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
20

Event type
5

Source
25

Occupation code
595

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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