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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14500235

ROOF,LADDER,LIVER,LACERATION,FALL

Event
ROOF,LADDER,LIVER,LACERATION,FALL
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14500235
Report ID
523400

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED DUE TO FALL FROM LADDER

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was climbing down from a roof 21-ft above ground on an unsecured 20- ft ladder. He fell from the ladder and landed on a picnic bench below. He suffer ed serious lacerations to his liver and died.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 24 M

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    27
    Event type
    5
    Source
    5
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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