OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221701378

SIGNCRAFT SCREENPRINT, INC.

GALENA, IL— 2024-09-10T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete Floor, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Floor, Head, Storage Rack
NAICS: 323113
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347754061
Employer profile: SIGNCRAFT SCREENPRINT, INC.
Summary number: 221701378
Report ID: 0521400

Event description

Employee falls from racking system and sustains fatal head i

Investigation abstract

At 8:25 a.m. on September 10, 2024, Employee #1, a 53-year-old male employed by a warehouse operations company, was dismantling a racking system with a coworker at an industrial facility. He was standing on the second level of the racking system, approximately 5 feet above a concrete floor, removing wire mesh shelving. As he turned to hand the wire mesh to his coworker, he stepped into a gap in the working surface and fell approximately 5 feet to the concrete floor. He sustained fatal head injuries as a result of the fall.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 53 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
889

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