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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221587124

106328 - MESCHKE CONSTRUCTION INC

Event
Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Head, Residential Construction, Roof
NAICS
236118
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#346879588
Employer profile
106328 - MESCHKE CONSTRUCTION INC
Summary number
221587124
Report ID
0552700

Event description

Employee is killed in fall from elevation

Investigation abstract

At 12:00 a.m. on July 6, 2023, an employee was utilizing the top portion of a separated extension ladder placed on a tarp to access the roof of a residential home located in Andover, Minnesota, when he fell resulting in a fatal head injury. There were no witnesses to the incident. Weather did not play a role in the incident.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 51 M

    Event type
    5
    Occupation code
    999

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