OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221473606
GERONIMO SEVILLA
PFLUGERVILLE, TX·
Event description
Employee dies after falling through guard rail
Investigation abstract
At 12:15 p.m. on April 18, 2022, an employee was installing decking on the second story of a multi-family apartment building in the breezeway. The employee fell through the guard rail, approximately 10 feet, headfirst onto the concrete floor below. The employee's fall protection rope was too long to arrest him. The employee sustained a head fracture and swelling of the brain. He died after a 19 day stay at the hospital.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 43 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 7010
- Fall distance
- 10
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