OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221419005

LAMAR ADVERTISING

CANFIELD, OH· 2021-12-08T00:00:00

Event: Advertising Sign, Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Climbing on Ladder, Elbow, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Installing, Lost Balance
NAICS: 541850
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345684104
Employer profile: LAMAR ADVERTISING
Summary number: 221419005
Report ID: 0522300

Event description

Employee fractures back in fall from ladder

Investigation abstract

At 3:00 p.m. on December 8, 2021, an employee, an installer for an advertising company, was climbing on a ladder installing an advertisement when he lost his balance and fell from the ladder. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured back and elbow.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 31 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
256

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