OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221390958
JOSE GUADALUPE CARRANZA
LODI, CA·
Event description
Employee falls from ladder and breaks left leg
Investigation abstract
At 11:55 a.m. on May 26, 2021, Employee #1 was picking cherries using a belly bucket and a Werner Type II medium-duty 6-foot step ladder. While standing on the top cap of the ladder at approximately 5 feet 9 inches, the ladder began shaking as the employee was coming down. The employee lost balance and both the ladder and employee fell to the left side onto the ground. Employee #1 sustained a broken left leg and was hospitalized for treatment.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 41 F
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 889
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