OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221608037

CHRISTIAN FRIENDLINESS ASSOCIATION

MOLINE, IL— 2023-10-12T00:00:00

Event: Abdomen, Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Building, Chest, Contusion, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Installing, Ladder, Lost Balance, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Rib, Shoulder, Shoulder Bone, Vertebra
NAICS: 813110
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347037293
Employer profile: CHRISTIAN FRIENDLINESS ASSOCIATION
Summary number: 221608037
Report ID: 0524500

Event description

Employee sustains injuries in fall from ladder, later dies

Investigation abstract

On September 22, 2023, an employee working for a religious organization was rerouting network cables through the false ceiling of an office. The employee was working from a 6-foot A-frame ladder. The employee lost his balance causing the ladder to fall over and causing him to land on the office floor. The employee sustained broken ribs, scapula and vertebrae and was hospitalized. On October 12, 2023, the employee died from his injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 77 M

Event type
5

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