Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221555824

154034 - MARTIN GARCIA

Event
Brain Bleed, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Ladder, Skull
NAICS
238310
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#346641384
Employer profile
154034 - MARTIN GARCIA
Summary number
221555824
Report ID
0453720

Event description

Employee falls from ladder, later dies

Investigation abstract

At 12:00 a.m. on April 2, 2023, an employee was on a six-foot A-frame ladder, removing plastic which had been placed over the HVAC duct for painting. The employee fell from the ladder and was taken to the hospital by EMS after initially refusing treatment. The employee was admitted to the hospital the day of the fall for a fractured skull and brain bleed, which resulted in his death on April 10, 2023.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 48 M

    Event type
    5
    Occupation code
    999

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