OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221510910

GALICIA CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION

BLACKSBURG, VA— 2022-07-16T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Outrigger, Torso, Window
NAICS: 238140
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346083462
Employer profile: GALICIA CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION
Summary number: 221510910
Report ID: 0355118
Project type: A
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee is killed in fall from elevation

Investigation abstract

At 7:30 a.m. on July 16, 2022, an employee was putting boards back on the outriggers. The employee fell through an opening created by the missing board and the window opening. The employee was killed due to blunt force injuries to the torso.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 19 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
869

Fall distance
38

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