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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221391733

M.A. MORTENSON COMPANY

Event
Ceiling Panel, Descending, Fall, Installing, Lost Balance, Scaffold
NAICS
236220
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#345532071
Employer profile
M.A. MORTENSON COMPANY
Summary number
221391733
Report ID
0830500
Project type
A
Construction end-use
C

Event description

Employee falls from scaffold and is killed

Investigation abstract

At 1:00 p.m. on September 13, 2021, an employee assisted in the installation of acoustic ceiling tiles working from a scaffold. The employee then attempted to descend the scaffold and lost balance/grip and fell approximately fifteen feet. The employee was killed by the unspecified injuries received.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 55 M

    Event type
    5
    Fall distance
    10

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