OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221560998
75725 - L AND J FRAMING LLC
SUMMERVILLE, SC—
Event description
Employee is killed in fall from elevation
Investigation abstract
At 2:41 p.m. on April 28, 2023, Employee #1 of L and J Framing was performing punch list framing work on the third floor of Building 8 at the Quarterra jobsite in Summerville, SC. Employee #1 stopped his assigned task and walked over to the landing area near the guardrail system on the third floor. A framer working in the area stated he saw Employee #1 approach the guardrail system and handle the top rail aggressively. When Employee #1 approached and handled the guardrail, it gave way and Employee #1 fell 20 feet to the first working level on concrete. Employee #1 landed on a metal bracket, which impaled the back of the head. The EMS Supervisor pronounced Employee #1 dead at the scene.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 47 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 999
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