OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221668791

DEER TRACKS JUNCTION, LLC

CEDAR SPRINGS, MI· 2024-04-19T00:00:00

Event: Animal, Board, Concrete, Enclosed Space, Fall From Elevation, Floor, Ladder, Traumatic Brain Injury
NAICS: 236220
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347484073
Employer profile: DEER TRACKS JUNCTION, LLC
Summary number: 221668791
Report ID: 0552651
Project type: B
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee falls from ladder when bumped by giraffe's head and

Investigation abstract

At 3:30 p.m. on April 19, 2024, while installing a 10-foot-long board to reinforce an animal enclosure, Employee #1 was bumped off a ladder by a giraffe's head. The fall resulted in a traumatic brain injury due to the impact with the concrete floor. The employee was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 27 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
487

Fall distance
4

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