OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221594252
KALI POWERFUL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LLC
CLEVELAND, OH—
Event description
Employee falls from height, incurs brain swelling, and later
Investigation abstract
At 9:00 a.m. on August 25, 2023, an employee, a 25-year-old Spanish speaking survive the head trauma and ultimately died. male construction laborer, was preparing and staging areas of the facility roof in preparation for demolition and replacement of metal roofing areas. This included walking along the roof area to deliver and move products and tools. While traversing along a structurally weakened area of the roof, the employee stepped onto and fell through the roof to the ground below. The particular area contained rusted and eroded metal sheet roofing between metal trusses. The height of the fall was approximately 17 feet. The employee sustained internal brain injuries, including swelling and bleeding. The employee was not able to
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 25 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 869
- Fall distance
- 17
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