OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #606087
BLACK/BARGE-WAGENER
ATLANTA, GA·
Event description
Employee killed in fall with ladder
Investigation abstract
At 7:15 a.m. on June 10, 1986, Employee #1 met with coworkers in the tool room o der but both he and the ladder fell from third floor to the second floor. Employ ee #1 regained consciousness and was rushed to the hospital, where he died on Ju ne 20, 1986. n the third floor. At 7:30 a.m., Employee #1 and one of the carpenters that he w as assisting went down the stairs to the second floor to install a wall. The car penter told Employee #1 that they needed an extension cord. Employee #1 went bac k to the tool room, got an extension cord, plugged it in, and dropped it down to the carpenter. The carpenter acknowledged the cord and turn to talk to a cowork er. A secured wooden ladder from the third to second floor was within 20 ft of t he tool room. An unsecured aluminum ladder was directly in front of the tool roo m. Between 7:35 and 7:40 a.m., Employee #1 attempted to descend the aluminum lad
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 26 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 25
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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