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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221425655

INDUSTRIAL CORK COMPANY, INC.

Event
Blunt force, Ceiling Panel, Emergency Response, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Hospital, Suspended Ceiling
NAICS
236220
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#345715775
Employer profile
INDUSTRIAL CORK COMPANY, INC.
Summary number
221425655
Report ID
0521700
Project type
A
Construction end-use
C

Event description

Employee dies of blunt force injuries sustained in fall from

Investigation abstract

At 8:35 a.m. on January 7, 2022, an employee laid on a furniture dolly and rolled along a suspended ceiling made of insulated metal panels to retrieve a battery. While rolling along the ceiling tiles, the employee fell from an edge of a panel. The employee was transported by ambulance to the hospital to treat unspecified, blunt force injuries, but later died.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 44 M

    Event type
    5
    Occupation code
    567
    Fall distance
    36

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