OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221420144

Back,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Cleaning,Defect,Defective,Defective Equipment,Descending Ladder,Dislocated,Extension Ladder,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Fracture,Ladder,Leg,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Sprain,Vertebra,Work Surface

2021-12-09T00:00:00

Event: Back,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Cleaning,Defect,Defective,Defective Equipment,Descending Ladder,Dislocated,Extension Ladder,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Fracture,Ladder,Leg,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Sprain,Vertebra,Work Surface
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 221420144
Report ID: 0522300
Project type: B
Construction end-use: D

Event description

Employee fractures back in fall when defective ladder slips

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 24 F

Event type
5

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