OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14565592
ADAMS INSULATION CO
TUCSON, AZ—
Event description
Employee injured in 9 ft fall when ladder slips
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was setting up a work platform so his crew could install insulation in a wall backstage of a high school auditorium. He was using a 26 ft aluminum e xtension ladder on a metal catwalk to reach a landing 9 ft above the walkway. Th e ladder slipped and Employee #1 fell approximately 9 ft, severely injuring his right knee. The ladder's foot pads had been removed, which increased the probabi lity of it slipping on the metal catwalk floor. Employee #1 did not inspect the ladder for defects, nor did he tie, block, or secure the ladder. The ladder slip ped and Employee #1 fell from about the 9 ft level. His right knee was severely injured.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 23 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 15
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 25
- Occupation code
- 593
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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