OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221415722
WA INSTALLATIONS LLC
CRANBURY, NJ·
Event description
Employee falls from rack system, receives multiple fractures
Investigation abstract
At 12:00 p.m. on December 2, 2021, an employee stood on a rack system and stepped onto a j-beam that was not properly installed. The beam tilted and the employee lost balance, attempted to grab hold of something to stop their fall. The employee fell approximately eighteen feet, received multiple fractures to the head and torso, and was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 33 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 869
- Fall distance
- 18
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