OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221665458
156629 - EFIRD'S INSULATING COMPANY, INC
BLOWING ROCK, NC·
Event description
Employee is killed in fall from ladder while installing insu
Investigation abstract
At 3:02 p.m. on May 10, 2024, Employee #1 was installing insulation inside an elevator shaft while working from a ladder placed on a 2x6 plank extended across the shaft. The ladder slipped, causing the employee to fall approximately 35 feet to the surface. Emergency services responded, but the employee was pronounced dead at the scene.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 48 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 999
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