OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221708720

THE HOME DEPOT INC

WILLOW GROVE, PA— 2024-09-26T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Climbing on Ladder, Concrete Floor, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Head, Ladder, Retail, Retail Clerk, Retail Store, Skull, Step, Stepladder, Struck Against
NAICS: 444130
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347810418
Employer profile: THE HOME DEPOT INC
Summary number: 221708720
Report ID: 0317900

Event description

Employee dies from head trauma in fall from ladder to floor

Investigation abstract

At 6:45 p.m. on September 26, 2024, an employee working for a hardware store was using a safety step ladder to retrieve merchandise from a shelf. The employee fell from 3rd or 4th step backwards striking his head on concrete floor. The employee died from a fractured skull and associated injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 61 M

Event type
5

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