OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221707102

K.S. KONOPKA, LLC

NEWARK, NJ— 2024-10-05T00:00:00

Event: Blocks, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chest, Concrete Block, Crushed, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Forklift, Forks, Ground, Hip, Installing
NAICS: 238140
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347798324
Employer profile: K.S. KONOPKA, LLC
Summary number: 221707102
Report ID: 0214200
Project type: A
Construction end-use: A

Event description

Employee falls from elevated forks of bobcat and is killed

Investigation abstract

At 8:24 a.m. on October 5, 2024, Employee #1 was preparing a concrete mixture and installing concrete blocks on the unfinished second story of a single-family frame home under construction. The employee was riding on the forks of a bobcat that was elevated approximately 10 feet above the ground. The employee fell from the forks to the ground surface, sustaining a crushed chest and broken hips, resulting in a fatality.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 50 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
563

Fall distance
10

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