Michael Green: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Sep 21, 2017: Employee falls from ladder and fractures ribs

At 12:37 p.m. on September 21, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in maintenance work at a three-story single-family residence. He was using a 24-foot extension ladder to install a drainage standpipe on the side of the house. The ladder had been set on an inclined concrete sidewalk. Employee #1 fell from the ladder, a fall height of 13 feet 10 inches. Emergency services were called, and he was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for multiple fractures to his rib/chest area and lacerations to his hands and shoulder.