Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14550362

RITCO INC

Event
UNSECURED, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#18450759
Employer profile
RITCO INC
Summary number
14550362
Report ID
454712

Event description

Employee killed in fall from ladder

Investigation abstract

While climbing a ladder to the top of a roof, Employee #1 jammed the ladder, cau sing it to slide across the building. He fell between 17 and 20 ft onto asphalt pavement, and was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 23 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    5
    Source
    25
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    4
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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