OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14480578
CENTER REALTY CO
NEWARK, NJ—
Event description
FALL FROM LADDER
Investigation abstract
ON 1/11/85 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:15 PM EMPLOYEE #1 WAS BUILDING A PARTITION FOR AN OFFICE AND WORKSHOP. HE WAS USING A DEFECTIVE 6 FOOT A FRAME ALUMINUM LADDER WHI CH WAS INITIALLY HELD BY ANTHER EMPLOYEE. THE HORIZONTAL SUPPORTS OF THE LADDER WERE LOOSE, CAUSING THE LADDER TO BE SHAKEY. WHEN DECENDING THE LADDER IT EITHER TWISTED OR BROKE, CAUSING THE DECEASED TO FALL. HE FELL FROM A DISTANCE OF APPO XIMATELY 4-5 FEET, HIT HIS HEAD ON THE CONCRETE FLOOR, AND WAS KILLED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 49 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 25
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 2
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