OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221774839

ADVANCED DRYWALL SERVICES INC

PALM SPRINGS, CA— 2025-01-30T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Disassemble, Drywall, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Floor, Installing, Plank, Planking, Scaffold, Scaffold Rigging, Scaffolding, Untrained
NAICS: 238310
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #348011313
Employer profile: ADVANCED DRYWALL SERVICES INC
Summary number: 221774839
Report ID: 0950634
Project type: A
Construction end-use: B

Event description

Employee falls from scaffolding during drywall installation

Investigation abstract

At 1:00 p.m. on January 30, 2025, Employee #1 and two coworkers were installing drywall at a 2-story affordable housing construction site. The employees had erected rolling scaffolding and were working on the ceiling. Shortly before the incident, the coworkers began dismantling the scaffolding by removing cross bracing and a floor plank while Employee #1 was still on the platform. The employee fell from the scaffolding onto the floor, suffering fatal injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 43 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
573

Fall distance
6

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