OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221380421

SAMSUNG AUSTIN SEMICONDUCTORS

AUSTIN, TX· 2021-07-29T00:00:00

Event: Abdomen, Arm, Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken, Broken Bone, Chest, Collapsed lung, Concrete Floor, Contusion, Door, Elevator, Elevator Shaft, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Floor, Fracture, Head, Insufficient Supervision, Internal, Internal Bleeding, Internal Injuries, Laceration, Liver, Lung, Maintenance, Open Shaft, Repair, Service Technician, Shaft, Shoulder, Shoulder Bone, Spleen, Stomach, Technician, Work Surface
NAICS: 334413
Inspection type: Programmed Related
Activity number: #345471346
Employer profile: SAMSUNG AUSTIN SEMICONDUCTORS
Summary number: 221380421
Report ID: 0625400

Event description

Employee sustains multiple injuries in fall off elevator car

Investigation abstract

At 3:30 p.m. on July 29, 2021, an employee working as an maintenance technician for a semiconductor manufacturer was repairing an elevator door. The employee fell from the top of the elevator car to the floor below. The employee was hospitalized to treat head, chest and abdominal injuries, broken arms, collapsed lungs and blood clots. The employee had to have his spleen removed and was placed on a ventilator.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 38 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
543

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