OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221738032

OMAR ORTIZ MERINO

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ— 2025-01-28T00:00:00

Event: Bleeding, Building, Building Collapse, Chest, Cleaning, Collapse, Concrete, Concrete Surface, Construction, Crushed, Debris, Head, Internal Bleeding, Masonry, Stair, Stair Landing, Structural Collapse, Trapped, Work Surface
NAICS: 238140
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #348005117
Employer profile: OMAR ORTIZ MERINO
Summary number: 221738032
Report ID: 0213900

Event description

Employee is fatally injured in structural collapse

Investigation abstract

At 3:00 p.m. on January 28, 2025, Employee #1 was working for a masonry contractor and was sweeping debris off a stairwell landing when the concrete landing collapsed. The employee became trapped between the landing and the wall. Employee #1 was fatally injured.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 24 M

Event type
14

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