OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221393838

Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Caster,Department Store,Elevated Work Platform,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Floor,Fracture,Hip,Lack of Work Procedures,Ladder,Material Handling,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Pallet,Palletized Cargo,Platform,Raised platform,Stepladder,Storage Rack,Unsecured,Unstable Position,Unstable Surface,Warehouse,Warehouse Aisle

2021-09-13T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Caster,Department Store,Elevated Work Platform,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Floor,Fracture,Hip,Lack of Work Procedures,Ladder,Material Handling,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Pallet,Palletized Cargo,Platform,Raised platform,Stepladder,Storage Rack,Unsecured,Unstable Position,Unstable Surface,Warehouse,Warehouse Aisle
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 221393838
Report ID: 0521100

Event description

Employee breaks hip in fall from ladder while retrieving mat

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 63 F

Event type
5

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