OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221667587
VERTICAL DREAMS, INC.
MANCHESTER, NH·
Event description
Employee fatality is due to fall from indoor climbing wall
Investigation abstract
At 1:30 p.m. on May 21, 2024, Employee #1 was setting a new route on an indoor climbing wall, which involved installing new holds. While climbing near the top of the wall, the knot securing the end of the climbing rope to a railing failed, causing Employee #1 to fall approximately 40 feet to the floor below. The employee sustained fatal blunt force trauma upon impact with the floor. The employee was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 46 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 175
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