OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221577554

ROCK RIVER CONSTRUCTION, LTD.

LOCKBOURNE, OH— 2023-07-03T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force trauma, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fixed Ladder, Hand Tool, Head, Hydrogen Sulfide, Ladder, Lost consciousness, Manhole
NAICS: 237110
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346810047
Employer profile: ROCK RIVER CONSTRUCTION, LTD.
Summary number: 221577554
Report ID: 0522500
Project type: C
Construction end-use: I

Event description

Employee is killed after fall down manhole

Investigation abstract

At 12:45 p.m. on July 3, 2023, an employee climbed down a fixed ladder within a manhole structure to retrieve a stuck tool caught on a ladder rung. As the employee began to climb out of the manhole opening, the employee lost consciousness and fell approximately 30 feet to the bottom of the manhole. The employee died as a result of toxic, fatal levels of hydrogen sulfide gas exposure and blunt force injuries to the head, resulting from the fall.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 34 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
7010

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