OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221701428

108092 - RAMSEY COUNTY - ALDRICH ARENA

SAINT PAUL, MN— 2024-08-04T00:00:00

Event: Concrete Floor, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Floor, Head, Struck Against, Struck By, Unconsciousness, Unresponsive
NAICS: 921190
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347754376
Employer profile: 108092 - RAMSEY COUNTY - ALDRICH ARENA
Summary number: 221701428
Report ID: 0552700

Event description

Employee falls from stage, later dies

Investigation abstract

At 6:00 p.m. on August 4, 2024, Employee #1 was about to begin mopping a 5-foot-high stage surface assembled on a dry arena floor when he fell off the stage and struck his head and back on the concrete floor. A second employee, who was working in the area at the time, provided first aid while emergency services were contacted. The employee was transported by the Maplewood Fire Department to Regions Hospital, where he remained until he died from his injuries on September 11, 2024.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 63 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
999

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