OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #735324

FRACTURE,EXTENSION LADDER,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,LADDER,SLIP,CONSTRUCTION,DESCENDING,FALL,ARM

1987-12-02T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE,EXTENSION LADDER,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,LADDER,SLIP,CONSTRUCTION,DESCENDING,FALL,ARM
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 735324
Report ID: 454510

Event description

Employee injured in fall from ladder

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was installing duct work on the roof of the Governor's Mansion. When he started to leave the roof by climbing down a 12 foot metal extension ladder, the ladder slipped. Employee #1 fell about 10 feet and sustained a back injury and a broken left arm. He was hospitalized. The ladder should have been tied or secured.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 70 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
19

Event type
5

Source
25

Occupation code
596

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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