OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221722739

Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Concrete Surface,Construction,Extension Ladder,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Fracture,Head,Insufficient Supervision,Ladder,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Painter,Painting,Residential Construction,Skull,Slip,Slippery Surface,Tie-Off,Unsecured,Unstable Surface,Work Surface

2024-12-04T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Concrete Surface,Construction,Extension Ladder,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Fracture,Head,Insufficient Supervision,Ladder,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Painter,Painting,Residential Construction,Skull,Slip,Slippery Surface,Tie-Off,Unsecured,Unstable Surface,Work Surface
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 221722739
Report ID: 0418800
Project type: A
Construction end-use: A

Event description

Employee dies from head trauma in fall from extension ladder

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 45 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
789

Fall distance
20

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