SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI·
Kingdom House
Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 30 feet · Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Kingdom House, 1321 S. 11th Street, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI 63104 on , Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified, affecting the shoulder(s) and arm(s).
Final narrative
An employee fell from ladder to the ground and sustained multiple injuries. He was climbing from a stairwell platform to access the roof hatch to assess the HVAC unit. The distance from the platform to the roof is 12 feet. As he was climbing through the roof hatch the ladder slid from its position and the employee fell backward, head first onto the ladder that had become wedged between the stairwell walls. His left leg/boot became caught in one of the ladder rungs and he was suspended from the ladder. He managed to free his left foot before landing on the stairwell platform. He was found on the floor, lying on his back with a portion of the ladder on top of him and experienced pain in his left shoulder and left arm.
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