OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14548598

KEAUHOU KONA RESORT CO

KAILUA KONA, HI· 1987-02-12T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE, HEAD, EXTENSION LADDER, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, RIB, FALL, CONCUSSION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #101904159
Employer profile: KEAUHOU KONA RESORT CO
Summary number: 14548598
Report ID: 951510

Event description

CONSTRUCTION WORKER INJURED IN FALL FROM EXTENSION LADDER

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PLASTERING A GYPSUM BOARD COLUMN FROM AN ALUMINUM EXTENSION LADD ER. HE FELL FROM APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET TO A CONCRETE FLOOR. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WOR KING IN THE SAME ROOM SAW EMPLOYEE #1 HIT THE FLOOR. EMPLOYEE #1 RECEIVED A CERE BRAL CONCUSSION, SEVERE SKULL FRACTURE, LEFT RIB FRACTURE AND LACERATIONS. THE L ADDER WAS A WERNER SAF-T-MASTER ALUMINUM EXTENSION LADDER WITH A TOTAL LENGTH OF 24 FEET.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 60 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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