OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221424385

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA, COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

HONOLULU, HI· 2021-12-15T00:00:00

Event: Abdomen, Abrasion, Back, Broken Bone, Chest, Concrete Floor, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Harness, Head, Inexperience, Ladder, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Rib, Safety Device, Skull, Stepladder, Training, Unstable Position, Work Surface
NAICS: 611310
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345702575
Employer profile: UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA, COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Summary number: 221424385
Report ID: 0951510

Event description

Employee incurs multiple injuries in fall from hood vent

Investigation abstract

At 5:00 p.m.on December 15, 2021, an employee was working on top of a 4 foot wide hood vent 9 feet above the ground with no means of fall protection. While trying to climb down from the hood vent, the employee missed the 8 foot step ladder and fell to the concrete ground below. The employee fractured his skull, broke a rib and incurred multiple abrasions to his head, abdoman and back, requiring hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 30 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
889

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