OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14548598
FRACTURE,HEAD,EXTENSION LADDER,LADDER,CONSTRUCTION,LACERATION,RIB,FALL,CONCUSSION
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
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#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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