Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1129068.015 - Arizona Pizza Management, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Arizona Division Of Occupational Safety And Health (Adosh)

Investigation Summary

At 5:45 a.m. on February 24, 2016, an employee working alone, was performing maintenance by trouble shooting the air flow of the exhaust hood above an oven located in a kitchen. The employee went outside of the building and entered the riser room for access to a roof. The employee placed the ladder on the east wall of the riser room and his bucket on the ground towards the south. The employee was carrying two new Dayton Premium V-Belts, model number 4L220, that matched the belt for the exhaust hood on the roof. The employee fell backwards to the concrete floor while climbing the ladder, sustaining injuries. According to the medical examiner, the employee had wounds to the posterior of the head and the left wrist was fractured. It is undetermined how far the employee fell. A 6-foot Husky ladder was found placed against a 15-foot fixed ladder attached at a 90 degree angle in the riser room. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Concrete, Fall, Fracture, Head, Ladder, Maintenance, Struck Against, Wrist