OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221396757

Ankle,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Broken,Broken Bone,Climbing on Ladder,Commercial Building,Construction,Defect,Defective,Defective Equipment,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Foot,Fracture,Ground,HVAC,Installing,Lack of Work Procedures,Ladder,Leg,Lost Balance,Lost Control,Unsafe Position,Vacuum Cleaner

2021-09-21T00:00:00

Event: Ankle,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Broken,Broken Bone,Climbing on Ladder,Commercial Building,Construction,Defect,Defective,Defective Equipment,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Foot,Fracture,Ground,HVAC,Installing,Lack of Work Procedures,Ladder,Leg,Lost Balance,Lost Control,Unsafe Position,Vacuum Cleaner
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 221396757
Report ID: 0728500
Project type: C
Construction end-use: H

Event description

Employee breaks leg in fall climbing ladder holding shop vac

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 44 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
547

Fall distance
10

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