OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #964080
R E DONOVAN COMPANY INC.
ROCKVILLE, MD·
Event description
EMPLOYEE DIED FROM HEAD INJURY IN FALL
Investigation abstract
The employee was investigating a leak in a cooling tower on a roof. While ascend ing the ladder, he fell 12 ft to the concrete surface below. He struck his head against the concrete and died.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 56 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 25
- Occupation code
- 534
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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