OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221703465
BRITT DEMOLITION & RECYCLING, INC.
MUSCLE SHOALS, AL—
Event description
Employee falls from scaffold, later dies
Investigation abstract
At 9:00 a.m. on September 6, 2024, five employees were engaged in demolition later, on September 19, 2024. The cause of death was traumatic brain injury. activities at a preexisting mall. Employee #1, a superintendent, accessed the roof by climbing a ladder inside the mall and used a walk-behind saw to cut through the roof. After exiting the roof, the employee used a mobile scaffold, approximately 9 feet 7 inches high, to access a 13-foot ceiling to cut metal sections and hand them down to a laborer. During this process, a section of metal tray fell and struck the employee. He lost his balance and fell approximately 9 feet 7 inches from the scaffold platform to the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized on the same day and died from his injuries 13 days
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 52 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 869
- Fall distance
- 9
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