Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221420797

BLUE MOUNTAIN CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC.

Event
Compound Fracture, Descending Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, HVAC, Ladder, Leg
NAICS
236115
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#345695027
Employer profile
BLUE MOUNTAIN CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC.
Summary number
221420797
Report ID
0950621
Project type
A
Construction end-use
A

Event description

Employee falls from ladder, receives right leg fracture

Investigation abstract

At 11:30 a.m. on December 10, 2021, an employee used a metal step ladder to access the attic to work on an HVAC unit. After turning the unit on and testing it, the employee attempted to descend on the ladder. The ladder slipped out from beneath the employee and fell over and the employee also falling approximately nine feet and landing on top of the ladder. The employee was hospitalized to treat a compound fracture to the right lower leg.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 25 M

    Event type
    5
    Occupation code
    534
    Fall distance
    9

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