OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14489256

BEAM,HEAD,DISMANTLING,WORK RULES,LADDER,STRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,VIBRATIONS,FALL

1988-10-05T00:00:00

Event: BEAM,HEAD,DISMANTLING,WORK RULES,LADDER,STRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,VIBRATIONS,FALL
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14489256
Report ID: 215000

Event description

Employee killed when ladder falls backward

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was standing on an improperly constructed wooden ladder leaning agai nst sheet piling that was being removed. The sheet piling shook during removal, causing the ladder to fall backward. Employee #1 was killed when he struck his h ead against the metal I-beam pilings that were protruding from the form.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 35 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
6

Source
25

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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