OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14535165

HEAD,UNSECURED,STEPLADDER,CONSTRUCTION,PLANK,FALL,SCAFFOLD,UNSTABLE POSITION

1989-08-11T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,UNSECURED,STEPLADDER,CONSTRUCTION,PLANK,FALL,SCAFFOLD,UNSTABLE POSITION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14535165
Report ID: 830300

Event description

Employee killed in 6 ft fall from plank

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 used a 6 ft stepladder to gain access to a scaffold plank. As he ste pped from the ladder onto the end of the plank, the plank moved and Employee #1 fell backward. His head hit the hard surface and he suffered fatal head injuries .

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 56 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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