OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221358542

JOSEPH SMITH & SONS, INC.

CAPITOL HEIGHTS, MD· 2021-05-11T00:00:00

Event: Abdomen, Back, Crane, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Head, Ladder, Neck, Slip, Wrist
NAICS: 423930
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345309983
Employer profile: JOSEPH SMITH & SONS, INC.
Summary number: 221358542
Report ID: 0352460

Event description

Employee incurs multiple injuries in fall from crane ladder

Investigation abstract

At approximately 6:00 p.m. on May 11, 2021, an employee was exiting the ladder system connected to a Seram crane at the end of the workday. The employee slipped and fell from the damaged and bent ladder, falling approximately 12 feet and striking a wooden board on the ground. The employee sustained serious bruising to the head, wrist, abdomen, neck, and back, along with an orbital fracture to the left eye. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 35 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
7057

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