OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221741952

MERIT CONSTRUCTION, LLC

FREEDOM, WY— 2024-10-23T00:00:00

Event: Basket, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Forklift, Ground, Installing
NAICS: 238130
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347846990
Employer profile: MERIT CONSTRUCTION, LLC
Summary number: 221741952
Report ID: 0855610
Project type: A
Construction end-use: A

Event description

Employee falls from man basket that is attached to field for

Investigation abstract

At 1:00 p.m. on October 23, 2024, Employee #1 falls from a man-basket that had been attached to a field forklift. Emergency medical services transported the employee to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center for treatment but the employee later died at the hospital.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 33 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
869

Fall distance
18

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