OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221653223

CLEMANTE SANCHEZ

KINGS PARK, NY· 2024-02-29T00:00:00

Event: Brain, Brain Bleed, Construction, Face, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Framing, Head, Hemorrhage, Laborer, Lack of Work Procedures, Ladder, Material Handling, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Residential Construction
NAICS: 238130
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347376881
Employer profile: CLEMANTE SANCHEZ
Summary number: 221653223
Report ID: 0214700
Project type: B
Construction end-use: A

Event description

Employee dies due to head injuries after falling from ladder

Investigation abstract

At 2:00 p.m. on February 29, 2024, an employee working for a framing contractor was climbing a ladder with a piece of plywood to attach to the exterior a residence that was being renovated. The ladder the employee was climbing fell to the ground approximately 20 feet. The employee died due to facial fractures and brain hemorrhage from impact with the ground.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 21 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
7010

Fall distance
20

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