OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221384548
GLOBAL VALUES VT, LLC
BARRE, VT·
Event description
Employee falls through open trap door and incurs multiple in
Investigation abstract
At 1:05 p.m. on June 2, 2021, Employee #1 walked into her office and closed both The employee was hospitalized for treatment. doors. Unaware that a service spline technician had opened a hallway trap door to allow access for a Consolidated Communications worker to reach the basement, she later opened her office door closest to the building's main entrance. The open trap door was located directly in front of this office door. Without realizing it had been opened, she stepped forward and fell through the trap door opening, landing on the stair landing approximately 6 feet 9 inches below. Employee #1 sustained a concussion, amnesia, a head laceration requiring nine staples, pain in her left ear and elbow, a sprained ankle, and lower back pain.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 57 F
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 389
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