OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221519499
PRIMACY CONSTRUCTION CORP.
ROWLAND HEIGHTS, CA—
Event description
Employee is killed in fall
Investigation abstract
At 10:30 a.m. on September 2, 2022, an employee was assisting a customer with head on the ground. The employee died due to blunt force trauma to her head. picking up a piece of tempered glass material that he had ordered a week prior. The employee met the customer at the back side of the property where the employer stored their window and glass products. The glass piece that the customer had ordered was stored behind 6 pieces of tempered glass which were approximately 6 feet long by 18 inches wide. The employee was holding the 6 pieces of glass while the customer reached to grab his specific piece of glass material. When the customer walked away to load his material into a vehicle, the weight of the glass pushed the employee backwards and she fell and struck her
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 63 F
- Event type
- 4
- Occupation code
- 379
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