OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221424203
LA QUINTA BREWING CO.
PALM DESERT, CA·
Event description
Employee falls from ladder and fractures ribs
Investigation abstract
At 11:00 a.m. on July 1, 2021, an employee at La Quinta Brewing Company was working on a portable ladder to check the brewing process in the Brewing Department. The ladder was not properly erected at a 4-to-1 angle, causing it to slip. The employee fell and fractured his ribs. The employee was admitted and treated at Eisenhower Medical Center.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 48 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 889
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