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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14526677

LADDER,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,CONCRETE

Event
LADDER,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,CONCRETE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14526677
Report ID
418800

Event description

EMPLOYEE STRUCK AND KILLED BY FALLING CONCRETE PIECE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ON THE GROUND, HOLDING A LADDER FOR ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO WAS ATT EMPTING TO REPAIR A DAMAGED WALKWAY RAILING. THE EMPLOYEE WORKING FROM THE LADDE R WAS APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. A SECTION OF THE RAILING FELL OU T, CAUSING THE LADDER AND THE EMPLOYEE WORKING FROM IT TO FALL TO THE GROUND. SE CTIONS OF CONCRETE RAILING FELL TO THE GROUND, STRIKING BOTH EMPLOYEES. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TAKEN TO A DOCTOR, BUT NEVER RETURNED TO WORK.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 71 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    1
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Hazardous substance
    8880
    Task assigned
    2

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