OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #170384234
ANDERSON CONSTRUCTION CO
JACKSON, MS—
Event description
Five employees injured in fall from ladder
Investigation abstract
Employees #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5 were climbing up a 60 foot metal portable ladde r to a platform in blast furnace #6 at U.S. Steel. The ladder, which was not tie d off at the top, bowed and slipped down and out of the work platform opening. I t threw all 5 employees to the bottom of the blast furnace. Employees #2 through #5 were hospitalized and Employee #1 was not hospitalized.
Victims (5)
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 11
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 25
- Occupation code
- 869
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Hospitalized Age 46 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 25
- Occupation code
- 869
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
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#3 Hospitalized Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 25
- Occupation code
- 869
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Hospitalized Age 26 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 25
- Occupation code
- 869
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#5 Hospitalized Age 19 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 25
- Occupation code
- 869
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
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