OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221694417

MARK DOUGLAS BAKER

AUSTIN, TX— 2024-08-19T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concussion, Contusion, Cutting, Engineering Controls, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Ground, Head, Lack of Engineering Controls, Ladder, Landscaper, Landscaping, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Tree, Tree Care, Tree Trimming, Work Surface
NAICS: 561730
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347700346
Employer profile: MARK DOUGLAS BAKER
Summary number: 221694417
Report ID: 0625400

Event description

Employee dies from multiple trauma due to fall from ladder

Investigation abstract

At 11:45 a.m. on August 19, 2024, an employee working for a landscaping service was working from an aluminum extension ladder trimming tree limbs. The employee fell from the ladder to the ground below. The employee died from multiple injuries including fractures, contusions and a concussion.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 64 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
786

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