Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221390123

QUINONES WELDING, LLC

Event
Attic, Ceiling, Ceiling Panel, Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Installing, Step, Water Pipe
NAICS
238990
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#345524128
Employer profile
QUINONES WELDING, LLC
Summary number
221390123
Report ID
0418600
Project type
A
Construction end-use
D

Event description

Employee falls through ceiling tile and is killed by head in

Investigation abstract

At 9:00 a.m. on September 9, 2021, an employee worked to fit a three-quarter inch water pipe in an attic. The employee took a step back, stepped onto a ceiling tile and fell approximately twelve feet. The employee was killed by head injuries received.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 51 M

    Event type
    5
    Occupation code
    7039
    Fall distance
    12

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