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Construction Firm Owner Dies From Fall From 8-Foot Step Ladder Or Overhead Platform
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2020/07/07
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Description:In Fall 2018, a construction firm owner in his 60s died when he fell from either an 8-foot step ladder or an elevated platform to a concrete floor. The decedent was using a compressor-powered saw, cutting foam panels and a wood platform/overhead truss system. The incident was unwitnessed. His son, who was working outside, heard a "crash" and ran inside of the building to find the source of the noise. When his son arrived, he saw the ladder had tipped over. The decedent had landed on his head and was face down on the concrete floor. The coworker called for emergency response. The decedent was on his hands and knees, rocking back and forth when emergency response arrived. The decedent was transported to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to injury complications several days later. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS - Occupational injuries and fatalities are often the result of one or more contributing factors or key events in a larger sequence of events that ultimately result in the injury or fatality. The following hazards were identified as key contributing factors in this incident: 1. Working from ladder rather than an appropriate work platform. 2. Improper ladder use and selection. 3. Appropriate personal protective equipment not utilized. 4. Did not perform a job hazard analysis. RECOMMENDATIONS/DISCUSSION - MIFACE investigators concluded that, to help prevent similar occurrences, employers should: 1. Employers should try to minimize the use of ladders as a work platform. 2. Ensure proper ladder selection and safe ladder use. 3. Always use appropriate personal protective equipment. 4. Construction employers should develop and implement an accident prevention program. As a part of this program, a jobsite job safety analysis should be performed to determine hazards and hazard mitigation strategies and personal protective equipment.
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Pages in Document:1-9
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NIOSHTIC Number:20061350
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NTIS Accession Number:PB2022-100330
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Citation:Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 18MI105, 2020 Jul; :1-9
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Contact Point Address:MIFACE (Michigan Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation), Michigan State University (MSU) Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 909 Fee Road, 117 West Fee Hall, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1315
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Federal Fiscal Year:2020
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Performing Organization:Michigan State University
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Start Date:2005/07/01
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Source Full Name:National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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End Date:2026/06/30
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Resource Number:FACE-18MI105
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