OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221416894
150601 - DOVER INSULATION, INCORPORATED
FLETCHER, NC·
Event description
Employee falls from ladder, later dies
Investigation abstract
At 12:00 a.m. on May 19, 2021, an employee worked to install insulation using a ten-foot ladder. At some point, the employee fell approximately fifteen feet and received multiple rib fracture, head injury and finger lacerations. The employee was taken to the hospital for treatment, where the employee's condition continued to decline. On June 16, 2021, the employee went into cardiac arrest and died.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 48 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 999
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