OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221546880

BIG B CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC.

SOUTH JORDAN, UT— 2023-03-16T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force trauma, Carry, Excavation, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Ladder, Slip, Slippery Surface, Struck Against, Window
NAICS: 236118
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346572803
Employer profile: BIG B CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC.
Summary number: 221546880
Report ID: 0854910
Project type: A
Construction end-use: A

Event description

Employee is killed in fall into excavation

Investigation abstract

At 10:15 a.m. on March 16, 2023, an employee was helping to carry a cellar window well form for installation. The employee slipped on the muddy surface and fell into the foundation excavation, landing between a ladder and the foundation. The employee was killed due to blunt force trauma injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 70 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
558

Fall distance
9

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