OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221687429

ENGLISH AIR, INC.

ORLANDO, FL— 2024-07-26T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Climbing, Climbing on Ladder, Commercial Building, Concrete, Concrete Surface, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, HVAC, Head, Installing, Lack of Engineering Controls, Ladder, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Roof
NAICS: 238220
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347651242
Employer profile: ENGLISH AIR, INC.
Summary number: 221687429
Report ID: 0419730

Event description

Employee dies from head injury in fall from roof to concrete

Investigation abstract

At 10:00 a.m. on July 26, 2024, an employee working for a mechanical contractor was assisting with the installation of a 12-ton HVAC unit in the middle of a two-story building. The employee climbed a ladder to take water bottles to the work area on the roof when he fell 12 feet to the concrete ground below. The employee died from a head injury.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 44 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
0

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