OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221453459
HUCKESTEIN MECHANICAL SERVICES, LLC
NEW KENSINGTON, PA·
Event description
Employee falls from catwalk and receives multiple injuries
Investigation abstract
At 10:00 a.m. on December 14, 2021, an employee entered a catwalk to perform maintenance on an air handler unit. As the employee cleaned up, the employee fell approximately thirty-five feet over the catwalk guardrail and onto some auditorium bleachers. The employee was hospitalized to treat lacerations, fractures, and a concussion.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 34 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 534
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