OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221536915
153531 - BERNABE CASTILLO
WEST JEFFERSON, NC—
Event description
Employee dies from head injury after fall from scaffold
Investigation abstract
On August 5, 2022, an employee was working on a jobsite when he lost his balance and fell from a scaffold landing on his head. The employee incurred head and neck injuries and died onsite. Multiple rounds of life saving measures administered by emergency services was unsuccessful, and he was pronounced dead a short time later in the emergency room.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 61 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 999
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