OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221703275

DIPSTIX LUBE AND TUNE

SNYDER, TX— 2024-09-13T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Brain, Climbing on Ladder, Concrete Floor, Descending Ladder, Fall, Floor, Flooring, Ground, Hemorrhage, Ladder, Traumatic Brain Injury
NAICS: 811118
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347769333
Employer profile: DIPSTIX LUBE AND TUNE
Summary number: 221703275
Report ID: 0627510
Project type: E
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee falls from ladder and is killed

Investigation abstract

At 11:15 a.m. on September 13, 2024, Employee #1 was attempting to caulk masonry cracks at the roofline using a caulk gun. The employee had been told by two supervisors to go home due to illness but disregarded the instructions and went to an area to work on his own without employer direction. While working, the employee fell from a ladder onto a concrete floor, sustaining a traumatic brain injury, subdural hematoma, and subarachnoid hemorrhage. The employee was found on the ground with the caulk gun. The employee died at scene.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 65 M

Event type
5

Fall distance
6

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