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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14566111

LADDER,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,LOST BALANCE

Event
LADDER,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,LOST BALANCE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14566111
Report ID
950411

Event description

Employee injured in 14 ft fall

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, a foreman, was using a job-built ladder to descend to the basement level to set in place a precast concrete panel. As he brought the ladder toward him and down, it slipped from his grasp. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell 1 4 ft.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 64 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    14
    Event type
    5
    Source
    25
    Occupation code
    553
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Hazardous substance
    8880
    Task assigned
    1

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