OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #753707

HEAD,WORK RULES,STRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,DESCENDING,FIXED LADDER,FALL

1988-10-17T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,WORK RULES,STRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,DESCENDING,FIXED LADDER,FALL
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 753707
Report ID: 931600

Event description

Employee killed in fall from fixed ladder

Investigation abstract

At approximately 12:05 a.m. on October 17, 1988, Employee #1 was carrying a ligh t fixture while descending a fixed ladder built into a scaffold end frame. He lo st his grip on the ladder and fell approximately 12 ft to the ground. His head s truck against the ground and he was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 53 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
8

Hazardous substance
8390

Task assigned
1

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