OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221413222
RJ MECHANICAL
STUDIO CITY, CA·
Event description
Employee fractures hip in fall from ladder, later dies of ca
Investigation abstract
At 2:00 p.m. on November 1, 2021, an employee climbed an inside fixed ladder while carrying a portable saw (Sawsall) in one hand. The employee slipped off the ladder, fell approximately six feet, and received a hip fracture. The employee was taken to the hospital, where he had surgery to repair the injury. Later, when the employee began physical therapy after the surgery, the employee suffered a cardiac arrest and died.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 64 M
- Event type
- 14
- Fall distance
- 6
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