Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221473903

DAWN MELANSON

Event
Blunt force trauma, Demolition, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Head, Lost Balance, Roof, Torso
NAICS
238160
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345746762
Employer profile
DAWN MELANSON
Summary number
221473903
Report ID
0111700
Project type
E
Construction end-use
H

Event description

Employee dies from blunt force trauma to head and body after

Investigation abstract

At 9:00 a.m. on January 24, 2022, an employee worked on the roof of a wooden shed to remove old shingles. At some point, the employee lost balance, fell approximately thirteen feet and received blunt force trauma to the head and body. The employee was hospitalized in a coma, but later died of the injuries.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 42 M

    Event type
    5
    Occupation code
    595
    Fall distance
    13

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