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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14455869

UNSECURED,WORK RULES,FALL,FALLING OBJECT,DOOR

Event
UNSECURED,WORK RULES,FALL,FALLING OBJECT,DOOR
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14455869
Report ID
854910

Event description

Employee injured in fall from ladder

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was removing an overhead roll-up door. His instructions were to use a forklift under the door to let the door down. He elected instead to remove the mount clamps before getting the forklift. Standing about 8 feet up a 12 foot la dder, he removed the south end clamps and was loosening the clamps on the north end when the south end of the door came off the mount brace feet. In his attempt to avoid the falling door, Employee #1 fell or jumped from the ladder. He was h ospitalized.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 26 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    23
    Event type
    5
    Source
    25
    Occupation code
    63
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

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