OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221356660
KVH HAYWARD INC.
HAYWARD, WI·
Event description
Employee falls from extension ladder, later dies
Investigation abstract
At approximately 3:58 a.m. on May 17, 2021, an employee was working from an extension ladder to install light fixture mounting brackets to interior roof trusses approximately 16 feet above the showroom floor. The employee utilized a Werner brand 24-foot aluminum extension ladder. The employee fell, presumably from the extension ladder to the tile floor. The employee was transported to a local hospital to receive treatment for multiple blunt force injuries to the head and body. The employee later died from these injuries.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 66 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 579
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