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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221545239

RIAT CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Event
Blunt force trauma, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Head, Ladder, Mobile Scaffold, Scaffold
NAICS
236220
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#346536717
Employer profile
RIAT CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Summary number
221545239
Report ID
0950641
Project type
B
Construction end-use
C

Event description

Employee is killed in fall from elevation

Investigation abstract

At 8:30 p.m. on February 27, an employee was using a combination of a 6-foot rolling scaffold and an 8-foot folding ladder to reach an elevated work location of approximately 13 feet. The employee fell and was found dead on the floor. The employee was killed due to traumatic head injuries.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 51 M

    Event type
    5
    Occupation code
    585
    Fall distance
    13

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