OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14295315

MARYLAND ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS

GAITHERSBURG, MD— 1985-08-28T00:00:00

Event: HEAD, STAIR, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, WALKING SURFACE, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE, ANKLE, INATTENTION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #2819746
Employer profile: MARYLAND ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS
Summary number: 14295315
Report ID: 352440

Event description

Employee injured in fall on metal stairway

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was carrying a box of materials up a metal stairway from the second- to the third-floor work area when her foot slipped on a wet, empty metal pan. S he twisted her ankle, fell forward, and struck her head on the stairs. Employee #1 then slid down the stairs on her side, sustaining bruises and a possible back injury. The metal stairway pans and landings were not filled to the level of th e nosing with solid material.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 22 F

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
11

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
587

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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