OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221417397
KIEWIT POWER CONSTRUCTORS CO.
PROVIDENCE, RI·
Event description
Employee fractures hip and leg in fall from ladder
Investigation abstract
At 9:26 a.m. on December 2, 2021, an employee was climbing a fixed ladder, when she was distracted by a coworker. The employee turned to look at the distraction and slipped and fell approximately 9 feet to the concrete floor below. The employee was hospitalized to treat fractures to the right hip and leg.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 26 F
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 57
- Fall distance
- 9
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