OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #659540
HEAD,STAIR,LADDER,CONSTRUCTION,FALL
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED IN FALL FROM MOBILE LADDER STAND
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING ATOP A TEN FOOT MOBILE LADDER STAND AFTER DOING SOME WO RK ON A MACHNE. HE FELL DOWN THE STEPS, SUFFERING A FATAL HEAD INJURY. THE CAUSE OF THE FALL COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 63 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 25
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 7
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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