OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14521587

HEAD,LADDER,STRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FLOOR OPENING,LOST BALANCE

1988-02-01T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,LADDER,STRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FLOOR OPENING,LOST BALANCE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14521587
Report ID: 524500

Event description

Employee killed in 14 ft fall from ladder

Investigation abstract

At approximately 4:10 p.m. on February 1, 1988, Employee #1 was standing about h alfway up a 9 ft 5 in. portable wooden ladder. He was setting the last bar joist when the ladder either slid from under him or he lost his balance and fell 14 f t 6 in. through a floor opening that was adjacent to the ladder. When Employee # 1 landed on the concrete floor he struck his head and was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 32 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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