Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14548747

BIG SAVE INC

Event
MOUTH, LADDER, EAR, NOSE, METAL LADDER, FALL
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#14676985
Employer profile
BIG SAVE INC
Summary number
14548747
Report ID
951510

Event description

FALL FROM LADDER

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WENT INTO THE WAREHOUSE TO LOOK FOR ENVELOPES. WHEN SHE DID NOT RETU RN, A CO-WORKER WENT AND FOUND HER LYING FACE DOWN ON THE FLOOR OF THE WAREHOUSE NEXT TO AN ALUMINUM LADDER. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS BLEEDING FROM THE NOSE, MOUTH AND E ARS. SHE IS PRESUMED TO HAVE FALLEN FROM THE LADDER WHILE TRYING TO GET THE ENVE LOPES -- THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 61 F

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    4
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    275
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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