Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221756679

158577 - CRUZ SIDING INC

Event
Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Brain, Concrete, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Ground, Head, Ladder, Torso, Traumatic Brain Injury
NAICS
238170
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#348156498
Employer profile
158577 - CRUZ SIDING INC
Summary number
221756679
Report ID
0453710

Event description

Employee falls from extension ladder while removing fascia b

Investigation abstract

On November 21, 2024, an employee was working from a Werner 32-foot extension ladder positioned about 19 feet 6 inches high while removing fascia board from a two-story single-family residence. The fascia board being pulled detached suddenly, causing the employee to fall approximately 16 feet onto the concrete driveway. The employee suffered multiple blunt force injuries to the upper torso and head and died from the injuries.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 45 M

    Event type
    5
    Occupation code
    999

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