OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221464126
FORD BROTHERS FRAMING
ORANGE, CA·
Event description
Employee falls from ladder and fractures right ankle
Investigation abstract
At 9:51 a.m. on January 3, 2022, an employee worked to repair a rough-framed closet door using a six-foot, A-frame ladder to access the top of the frame. The employee stood on the third rung, placed a board onto the frame with the right hand while attempting to grab the nail gun from the tool belt with the left hand. The employee became unbalanced and the employee while on the ladder approximately four feet. The employee was taken to the hospital for surgery to treat the employee's right ankle fracture.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 67 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 567
- Fall distance
- 4
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