OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221425630

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE - KNOXVILLE - MAINTENANCE

KNOXVILLE, TN· 2021-11-01T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concussion, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Head, Lost Balance, Maintenance
NAICS: 611310
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345692339
Employer profile: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE - KNOXVILLE - MAINTENANCE
Summary number: 221425630
Report ID: 0454735

Event description

Employee is killed in fall from chair

Investigation abstract

At 10:00 a.m. on November 1, 2021, an employee, a maintenance technician, was sitting at a table taking a break when he started getting up and lost his balance and fell. The employee hit his head and suffered a concussion which killed him.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 54 M

Event type
4

Occupation code
519

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