OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221642234

ALASKA DEMOLITION, LLC

GIRDWOOD, AK· 2024-02-16T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Elevated, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Head, Lost Balance, Neck, Pipe, Platform
NAICS: 238990
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347290348
Employer profile: ALASKA DEMOLITION, LLC
Summary number: 221642234
Report ID: 1050210
Project type: D
Construction end-use: J

Event description

Employee falls resulting in fatality

Investigation abstract

At 5:00 p.m. on February 16, 2024, Employee #1 was working for a highway/street construction contractor. Employee #1 was using a portable grinder to cut a hanger on a pipe attached to the bottom of the bridge. It appears that when the hanger was cut and the pipe fell, Employee #1 also lost his balance fell to the ice. No fall protection was being used. The fall resulted in the fatality of Employee #1. Fatality - Medical Examiner's report concluded blunt force injuries to the head sustained on impact was the cause of death.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 42 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
7010

Fall distance
17

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