OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221420797
BLUE MOUNTAIN CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC.
FOLSOM, CA·
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
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#1 Hospitalized Age 25 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 534
- Fall distance
- 9
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