OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #170248652
BLOOD CLOT,FRACTURE,INADEQUATE MAINT,STEPLADDER,WORK RULES,LADDER,SLIP,FALL,PULMONARY EMBOLISM,ANKLE
Event description
Employee injured in fall from stepladder, later dies
Investigation abstract
At 8:02 a.m. on December 22, 1989, Employee #1 was retrieving merchandise from s ome steel shelving when the bottom of the 8 ft wooden stepladder he was using sl ipped out from under him. He fell approximately 3 ft, suffering a compound fract ure and dislocation of his left ankle. The injury required hospitalization and o pen surgical reduction. At 11:10 a.m. on February 4, 1990, Employee #1 suffered a massive bilateral pulmonary embolism and died, a direct result of blood clots that had formed in his immobilized left leg following the initial accident. The stepladder was defective, was not in good repair, and was not placed properly ag ainst the shelving.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 11
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 25
- Occupation code
- 686
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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