OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221699739

DAVID M. MAINES ASSOCIATES, INCORPORATED

MILL HALL, PA— 2024-09-06T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Bucket, Climbing, Climbing on Ladder, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Ground, Head, Ladder, Unconsciousness, Unresponsive
NAICS: 238160
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347740714
Employer profile: DAVID M. MAINES ASSOCIATES, INCORPORATED
Summary number: 221699739
Report ID: 0317700
Project type: C
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee climbs ladder with bucket and falls; fatally injure

Investigation abstract

At 11:49 a.m. on September 6, 2024, Employee #1 was climbing a 32-foot extension ladder while holding a five-gallon bucket. As the employee neared the top of the ladder, it swayed, causing him to fall to the ground. Employee #1 sustained blunt force trauma to the head and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 27 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
595

Fall distance
27

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