OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221596356

THE HOME DEPOT, STORE #0957

OLD BRIDGE, NJ— 2023-08-25T00:00:00

Event: Bladder, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Head, Picking an order, Storage Rack
NAICS: 423220
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #346938962
Employer profile: THE HOME DEPOT, STORE #0957
Summary number: 221596356
Report ID: 0213400

Event description

Employee is killed in fall from ladder

Investigation abstract

At 3:00 p.m. on August 25, 2023, an employee was pulling merchandise off the shelf from a 9-step ladder when he fell and hit his head on the concrete floor. The employee died due to head trauma.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 47 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
593

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