OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221543499

ABRAXAS, INC

BUFFALO, NY— 2023-03-06T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Harness, Installing, Laborer, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Residential Construction, Work Surface
NAICS: 238990
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346547268
Employer profile: ABRAXAS, INC
Summary number: 221543499
Report ID: 0213600
Project type: B
Construction end-use: B

Event description

Employee dies from multiple fractures in fall from ledge

Investigation abstract

On March 6, 2023, an employee working as a laborer for a construction contractor was screwing in a track above his head on the 7th floor ledge of a multifamily residential building. The employee fell off the ledge to the 1st floor covered garage below. The employee died from multiple fractures.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 45 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
869

Fall distance
55

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