OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221662976

CARLOS JAVIER MEJIA CASTRO

PHILADELPHIA, PA· 2024-04-19T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force trauma, Concrete, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Head, Lost Balance, Nail, Siding, Window
NAICS: 236118
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347460958
Employer profile: CARLOS JAVIER MEJIA CASTRO
Summary number: 221662976
Report ID: 0317000
Project type: B
Construction end-use: A

Event description

Employee falls from ladder while removing siding and is kill

Investigation abstract

At approximately 9:30 a.m. on April 19, 2024, an employee was standing on the top rung of a Werner extension ladder while removing siding from around a second-story window. The nails securing the siding suddenly gave way, causing the employee to lose balance and fall headfirst to the concrete ground from a height of approximately 12 feet. The employee sustained blunt force trauma to the head and was pronounced dead at the scene due to the injuries sustained from the fall.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 36 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
869

Fall distance
12

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