OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221730690

GALO LOPEZ

NORWALK, CT— 2024-12-31T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Brain, Cardiac Arrest, Cardiovasc System, Concrete, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Head, Ladder, Pump Jack Scaffold, Scaffold, Traumatic Brain Injury
NAICS: 236118
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347956914
Employer profile: GALO LOPEZ
Summary number: 221730690
Report ID: 0111500
Project type: B
Construction end-use: A

Event description

Employee falls from extension ladder and sustains fatal inju

Investigation abstract

At 11:49 a.m. on December 31, 2024, Employee #1 was removing vinyl siding from a two-story home using an extension ladder and a pump jack scaffold. Although there were no witnesses, evidence indicated that the top of the ladder slid to the right, scraping the building. This caused the ladder and employee to fall to the right, toward the front of the house, landing on the concrete. The employee sustained blunt force trauma to the head, resulting in cardiac arrest and death.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 44 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
7010

Fall distance
12

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