OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14505143
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
KANSAS CITY, MO·
Event description
Employee killed in fall when stepladder overturns
Investigation abstract
At 9:53 a.m. on July 10, 1987, Employee #1 was standing on the eighth rung of a have been a contributing factor. 12 ft stepladder located at the bottom of an elevator shaft. He fell with the st epladder to the concrete floor of the shaft, striking his head just behind the r ight ear on the edge of a hole that had been cut in the floor for a sump pump. E mployee #1 died during surgery the following day. Two coworkers were within 10 f t of Employee #1, but they were working with their backs toward him and did not see the fall. The ladder was new and in good condition. The footing appeared to be firm despite a thin layer of mud at the bottom of the shaft. Employee #1 was suffering from a severe sinus headache at the time of the accident and this may
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 56 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 25
- Occupation code
- 585
- Human factor
- 7
- Environmental factor
- 14
- Task assigned
- 2
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