OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14480578

LADDER,CONSTRUCTION,FALL

1985-01-11T14:15:00

Event: LADDER,CONSTRUCTION,FALL
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14480578
Report ID: 214200

Event description

FALL FROM LADDER

Investigation abstract

ON 1/11/85 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:15 PM EMPLOYEE #1 WAS BUILDING A PARTITION FOR AN OFFICE AND WORKSHOP. HE WAS USING A DEFECTIVE 6 FOOT A FRAME ALUMINUM LADDER WHI CH WAS INITIALLY HELD BY ANTHER EMPLOYEE. THE HORIZONTAL SUPPORTS OF THE LADDER WERE LOOSE, CAUSING THE LADDER TO BE SHAKEY. WHEN DECENDING THE LADDER IT EITHER TWISTED OR BROKE, CAUSING THE DECEASED TO FALL. HE FELL FROM A DISTANCE OF APPO XIMATELY 4-5 FEET, HIT HIS HEAD ON THE CONCRETE FLOOR, AND WAS KILLED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 49 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
25

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
2

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