Investigation Report
Worker Slipped Descending Stepladder and Struck Ribs on Pad Eye
10-01-2015 12:40 G11383 HI A442 LTA (> 3 days)
- BSEE
- Investigation Report
- Unknown
- Falls from heightSlips, trips and falls
- Inspection and maintenanceWorking at height
- Hand toolsLadder
- Upstream oil and gas
- Offshore installation
Summary
A contract employee slipped while descending a four-foot stepladder after sealing a window air-conditioning unit at High Island A442 A. He struck his ribs on an adjacent lifting pad eye. The investigation identified descending with a caulk gun as a hazard; bruised ribs resulted in eight lost workdays.
Classifications: Falls from height; fall from height.
Classifications: Slips, trips and falls; same-level falls.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Working at height; work at height.
Classifications: Hand tools; hand-held tools; handheld tools.
Classifications: Ladder; ladders.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.