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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221357288

JOSH'S SEAMLESS GUTTERS LLC

Event
Elbow, Fall, Fracture, Installing, Ladder, Skull
NAICS
238170
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#345319008
Employer profile
JOSH'S SEAMLESS GUTTERS LLC
Summary number
221357288
Report ID
0552651
Project type
A
Construction end-use
B

Event description

Employee falls from ladder, fractures skull, and is killed

Investigation abstract

At 12:00 p.m. on May 17, 2021, an employee installed gutter on the second story of a building. While working on a ladder, the employee struck their elbow, felt light-headed, and fell approximately twenty feet from the ladder. The employee received an open skull fracture and was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 40 M

    Event type
    5
    Occupation code
    599
    Fall distance
    20

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