Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221415722

WA INSTALLATIONS LLC

Event
Beam, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Lost Balance, Storage Rack, Torso
NAICS
238990
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#345664700
Employer profile
WA INSTALLATIONS LLC
Summary number
221415722
Report ID
0213400
Project type
A
Construction end-use
H

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

  1. #1 Fatality Age 33 M

    Event type
    5
    Occupation code
    869
    Fall distance
    18

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