OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #744573
TAYLOR ELECTRIC CO., INC.
BRANDYWINE, MD·
Event description
Employee injured in fall into well
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 climbed into a shallow well from a 10 foot two-section ladder that h self back into the water and supported his buoyant weight by holding onto the PV C pipe loading from foot level at the base of the well (below water) to the elbo w at approximately 6 ft below the top of the precast ring. He waited in this pos ition until he was rescued by the fire department. ad been extended to approximately 17 ft 6 in. The ladder was suspended on two ba rs placed under the top of a precast ring. He had tied himself off using a 1/2 n ylon rope wrapped twice around his waist and secured with a square knot. As he s tepped where the two sections of the ladder joined, his foot slipped and he fell into the water at the bottom of the well, which was over 6 ft deep. He managed to climb the 1/2 nylon rope, which was knotted about every 3 ft, to gain access to the ladder. He reached the ladder but, either because of fatigue or because h e was in the well water, he was unable to maintain this position. He lowered him
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 22
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 585
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 2
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