OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221610850

CALIFORNIA MONTESSORI PROJECT

ELK GROVE, CA— 2023-10-10T00:00:00

Event: Cardiovasc Disease, Climbing on Ladder, Concrete Floor, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Falling Object, Heart, Ladder, Medical Condition, Medical History, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Reaching From Ladder, Torso, Underlying Medical Condition, Unstable Position, Work Surface
NAICS: 611699
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347060196
Employer profile: CALIFORNIA MONTESSORI PROJECT
Summary number: 221610850
Report ID: 0950621

Event description

Employee dies in fall from ladder, ruled heart disease

Investigation abstract

At 1:16 p.m. on October 10, 2023, an employee working for a school was using an extension ladder to retrieve a student's shoe from the overhead of a walk area. Surveillance video shows the employee setting up the ladder upside down and reaching for the shoe, at which time he fell to the floor. The employee went the ER and was treated and released for unspecified injuries. The following week, employee went to his personal doctor to follow up on side pain. The doctor did not treat this pain was related to his fall. The following day the employee was found dead in his home. His primary doctor determined the primary cause of the employee's death was heart disease.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 67 M

Event type
5

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