OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14473649

FRACTURE,EXTENSION LADDER,LADDER,BRICK,SKULL

1988-10-17T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE,EXTENSION LADDER,LADDER,BRICK,SKULL
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14473649
Report ID: 521400

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED DUE TO FALL FROM LADDER

Investigation abstract

A mason laborer was working with a crew performing routine mason activities. Aft er the rest of the work crew left the site, the employee was instructed to remov e the two-section aluminum extension ladder from the wall. While he was on the l adder for an unknown purpose, he fell to the concrete pad below, fractured his s kill, and was killed. He was found the next morning lying at the bottom of the l adder.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 56 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
25

Occupation code
999

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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