OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221601131

DUDLEY LUMBER COMPANY, INC.

SALEM, AL— 2023-09-18T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force trauma, Electric Shock, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Head, Ladder, Lighting
NAICS: 321113
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346987456
Employer profile: DUDLEY LUMBER COMPANY, INC.
Summary number: 221601131
Report ID: 0418600

Event description

Employee is killed in fall while wiring light fixture into c

Investigation abstract

At 4:30 p.m. on September 18, 2023, an employee was wiring a light fixture into the ceiling of the facility. The employee was shocked by the wiring and fell off of the ladder to the floor, about 27 feet below. The employee was killed as a result of blunt force trauma to the head.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 64 M

Event type
13

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