OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221582158

154736 - SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTORS, INC.

DURHAM, NC— 2023-07-17T00:00:00

Event: Brain, Commercial Building, Construction, Cover, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Floor Hole, Floor Opening, Head, Material Handling, Plywood, Scissor lift, Spine, Traumatic Brain Injury, Unsecured, Valve, Walking Surface, Work Surface
NAICS: 238990
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346842495
Employer profile: 154736 - SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTORS, INC.
Summary number: 221582158
Report ID: 0453710

Event description

Employee sustains trauma in fall through floor, later dies

Investigation abstract

On July 17, 2023, an employee working for an industrial contractor in a commercial building was clearing the path for a scissor lift that was being used to help unload a crate of butterfly valves. While clearing the path, the employee had removed an unsecured 15/16-inch-thick plywood hole covering from the second-floor mezzanine of the building. While removing the plywood, the employee fell through the hole approximately 14 feet onto the concrete floor below. The employee was hospitalized to treat serious injuries to his spine and head, including a brain injury. He was pronounced dead the following day after withdrawal of life support.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 51 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
999

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