OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221676620

GROUP 21 SERVICES LLC

WESTCHASE, FL· 2024-06-22T00:00:00

Event: Beam, Chest, Construction, Drill Bit, Drilling, Falling Object, Hand Tool, Heart, Laborer, Mason, Masonry, Puncture, Puncture Wound, Residential Construction, Rotating Drill Bit, Steel Beam, Struck By
NAICS: 238140
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347571135
Employer profile: GROUP 21 SERVICES LLC
Summary number: 221676620
Report ID: 0420600
Project type: B
Construction end-use: A

Event description

Employee dies from punctured heart when struck by falling ro

Investigation abstract

At 1:00 p.m. on June 22, 2024, an employee working as a construction laborer for a masonry contractor was drilling a 1/4-inch hole in a steel overhead I-beam. The drill fell and struck the employee in the chest. The employee died from a punctured heart.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 38 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
7010

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