OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221562960

FOUST, HEAT, AIR, & REFRIGERATION INC.

COPPEROPOLIS, CA— 2023-05-09T00:00:00

Event: Bleeding, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Breathing, Building, Concrete, Construction, Ear, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Gutter, HVAC, Head, Installing, Ladder, Nose, Pavement, Reaching, Reaching From Ladder, Residential Construction, Shortness of breath, Training
NAICS: 238220
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346699333
Employer profile: FOUST, HEAT, AIR, & REFRIGERATION INC.
Summary number: 221562960
Report ID: 0950624
Project type: A
Construction end-use: H

Event description

Employee dies of head trauma in fall off ladder to concrete

Investigation abstract

At 10:52 a.m. on May 9, 2023, an employee was working as an installer for a breathing and blood started coming from his nose and ears. Emergency medical services were called but he had died at the scene and was transferred to the coroner. residential and commercial heating & air conditioning company that has been in business for over fifteen years. The employee was working with a crew that was finishing up at a new residential construction site by installing gutter spouts. The employee was installing downspouts into the gutters by drilling holes to place the downspouts. The employee was working from a ladder using sheet metal snips, repositioning his feet on the ladder to reach each position. The employee overreached and lost his footing causing him to fall 4 feet and land on the concrete driveway. The employee struck his head on the driveway. He had labored

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 44 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
7016

Fall distance
4

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