OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #964296
FRACTURE,LADDER,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,ARM,WORK PLATFORM,ANKLE,CONTUSION,LEG,SCAFFOLD
Event description
EMPLOYEE SUFFERED BROKEN ANKLE DUE TO FALL FROM LADDER
Investigation abstract
A laborer was working on a structure that was assembled using two ladders and tw ft below. He suffered a crushed right heel, abrasions on his left arm and leg, a nd was hospitalized. o planks supported by the top rungs of the two ladders as a working surface. Tub ular welded frame scaffolding was then erected onto this work surface. No other support was provided for the structure and it was left in place over the weekend . It rained during the weekend and the ground became soft causing the structure to become unstable. The next workday, Employee #1 ascended one of the support la dders to gain access to the work surface and the tubular welded frame scaffold. Once he reached the top level, the structure began to wobble and Employee #1 tho ught it was going to topple over. He jumped from the structure to the ground 10
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 11
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 869
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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