OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14480511
CHEST,PLATFORM,FRACTURE,GUARDRAIL,WORK RULES,FIXED LADDER,CRUSHED,PELVIS,FALL,FALL PROTECTION
Event description
Employee killed in fall from fixed ladder or rest platform
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was last seen climbing a fixed ladder secured to a column in a wareh ouse, heading toward a Milwaukee 20-ton overhead crane. He fell from either the ladder or the rest platform (landing) and suffered a crushed chest, a fractured pelvis, and numerous internal injuries. Employee #1 was killed. The cage of the fixed ladder started at 32 feet above the floor. The rest platform, which was no t equipped with guardrails, was also located 32 feet above the floor.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 62 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 25
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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