OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221452790
151537 - ELIZABETH'S PIZZA GROOMETOWN, LLC
GREENSBORO, NC·
Event description
Employee dies after falling from roof
Investigation abstract
At 12:00 a.m. on November 28, 2021, an employee, a restaurant chef, was on a status. He was pronounced dead on January 29, 2022. The manner of death was noted as an accident, with the probable cause of death being a fall from the roof. The employee suffered a traumatic brain injury with subdural hematoma and lacerations of the spleen and liver. ladder or on the roof, approximately 12 feet above the ground, hanging Christmas decorations. The employee fell and sustained significant injuries and was taken to the hospital. He was admitted for various treatments, and on December 22, 2021, he was found to be unresponsive. He continued to have poor neurological function, and it was felt that he had no chance for making a functional recovery. Palliative Care and Neurosurgery had discussions with his family, and the family desired to continue full supportive care. He had further care and treatments, and on January 28, 2022, he was placed on comfort measures-only
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 54 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 999
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