OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #171004864
UNIVERSITY MECHANICAL & ENGR CONTR.
SAN DIEGO, CA—
Event description
Employee suffers concussion in fall from ladder
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, of University Mechanical & Engineering Contractors, was approximate ly 15 ft above the floor installing overhead return air ducts in a HVAC system. He was standing on a metal single-stage, 20 ft long extension ladder. When Emplo yee #1 pushed the work to the left, the top of the ladder moved to the right. He fell, sustaining a concussion and scrapes on his back. The cause of the acciden t was management's failure to ensure that the ladder was tied off and secured to prevent sideways movement at the top.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 40 F
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 25
- Occupation code
- 596
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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