OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221477433
FLATIRON WEST INC
SAN DIEGO, CA·
Event description
Employee falls from ladder and fractures ankle
Investigation abstract
At approximately 5:00 a.m. on January 19, 2022, Employee #1, working at a construction equipment and material yard, climbed a self-supporting ladder to retrieve stored hydraulic hoses. While retrieving the hydraulic hoses, the hoses fell toward Employee #1, causing Employee #1 to lose balance and fall to the ground below, approximately five feet. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted and treated for a fractured ankle.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 56 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 516
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