OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221692692

HENKELS & MCCOY, INC.

PHILADELPHIA, PA— 2024-08-13T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Brain, Collapse, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Floor Grate, Fracture, Grate, Ground, Head, Skull, Traumatic Brain Injury, Unconsciousness, Unresponsive, Window
NAICS: 237120
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347689507
Employer profile: HENKELS & MCCOY, INC.
Summary number: 221692692
Report ID: 0317000
Project type: A
Construction end-use: H

Event description

Employee is killed in fall due to collapsed grate

Investigation abstract

At 4:30 p.m. on August 13, 2024, Employee #1 was standing on a grate above a window well at a building site. The grate collapsed, causing Employee #1 to fall approximately 14 feet to the ground. The fall resulted in a skull fracture upon impact with the ground. Emergency services responded, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead due to the severity of the head injury.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 49 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
7055

Fall distance
14

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