OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221435258
AMSWEDE RECYCLING
CHULA VISTA, CA·
Event description
Employee falls from dumpster ladder and fractures heel
Investigation abstract
At 2:11 p.m. on August 14, 2021, Employee #1, a laborer at a recycling and waste material yard, had completed a task removing debris from the top of a dumpster box measuring 20 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 6 feet high. After realizing he had left his radio or cell phone on top of the dumpster, he climbed back up to retrieve it. While descending, he was not facing the ladder or holding the rungs with both hands. At approximately the second rung, he fell to the ground and sustained a fractured heel bone. Employee #1 was admitted to the hospital for treatment.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 27 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 7057
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