OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221677719

JORGE MALDONADO

STARKVILLE, MS· 2024-06-19T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Commercial Building, Competent Person, Construction, Construction vehicle, Excavator, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Ladder, Planking, Scaffold, Skull, Slip, Slippery Surface, Struck Against, Walking Surface, Water, Weather, Work Surface, Wrong Equipment
NAICS: 236220
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347577215
Employer profile: JORGE MALDONADO
Summary number: 221677719
Report ID: 0419400
Project type: A
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee dies in fall from scaffolding while awaiting materi

Investigation abstract

At 10:30 a.m. on June 19, 2024, an employee working for a building contractor was standing on a ladder jack scaffold using an extension ladder for planking. While awaiting material from the ground, the employee slipped and fell from the scaffold. The employee struck the back of his head on a mini excavator parked below. The employee died from head injuries including a fractured skull.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 44 M

Event type
5

Fall distance
13

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