OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221676331

76268 - FLOORING SERVICES LLC

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC· 2024-06-19T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force trauma, Fighting, Head, Knife, Struck By, Traumatic Brain Injury, Workplace Violence
NAICS: 238330
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347569469
Employer profile: 76268 - FLOORING SERVICES LLC
Summary number: 221676331
Report ID: 0454510

Event description

Employee is killed in physical altercation with coworker

Investigation abstract

At 2:50 p.m. on June 19, 2024, Employee #1 and a coworker became involved in a physical altercation at the jobsite. The coworker pulled a machete from his personal bag and began striking Employee #1 multiple times. Employee #1 sustained fatal blunt force trauma to the head and died from his injuries. Emergency services responded, but the employee was pronounced dead at the scene.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 57 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
999

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