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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221738040

Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Concrete,Concrete Surface,Concussion,Construction,Contusion,Engineering Controls,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Harness,Head,Installing,Laborer,Lack of Engineering Controls,Lack of Work Procedures,Lanyard,Lifeline,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,PPE,PPE Hazard Assessment,Rafter,Residential Construction,Slip,Slippery Surface,Work Surface

Event
Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Concrete,Concrete Surface,Concussion,Construction,Contusion,Engineering Controls,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Harness,Head,Installing,Laborer,Lack of Engineering Controls,Lack of Work Procedures,Lanyard,Lifeline,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,PPE,PPE Hazard Assessment,Rafter,Residential Construction,Slip,Slippery Surface,Work Surface
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
221738040
Report ID
0728500
Project type
A
Construction end-use
A

Event description

Employee falls from porch and hits head on ground, later die

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 38 M

    Event type
    5
    Occupation code
    7010
    Fall distance
    11

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