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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221454903

SAN LORENZO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT - SAN LORENZO HIGH SCHOOL

Event
Descending Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Ladder, Rib
NAICS
611110
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#345645386
Employer profile
SAN LORENZO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT - SAN LORENZO HIGH SCHOOL
Summary number
221454903
Report ID
0950614

Event description

Employee fractures rib after falling off of ladder

Investigation abstract

At approximately 6:20 a.m. on November 5, 2021, an employee repaired an exterior wall at the school by caulking and painting it. He was on the fourth rung of the ladder and had just finished partially caulking the joint between the window and wall to his right. The employee was descending the ladder with the caulk gun when he fell backward off the ladder. He does not recall how. The employee suffered a fractured rib and was hospitalized for these injuries.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 59 M

    Event type
    5
    Occupation code
    579

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