OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221436447
HY-LINE INTERNATIONAL
MINBURN, IA·
Event description
Employee dislocates elbow in fall from extension ladder
Investigation abstract
At 9:00 a.m. on February 3, 2022, an employee was preparing to retrieve a hose from a loft that is 10 ft above ground. The employee extended a Werner 16 ft D-Rung Extension Ladder and rested it against the loft's ledge. While climbing, the ladder slid from underneath him, and he fell approximately 8 feet to the concrete ground. The employee was hospitalized for treatment of a dislocated left elbow, torn ligament, and unspecified broken bone.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 44 M
- Event type
- 5
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