Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221601685

317734108 - MARION RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITY LLC

Event
Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete Floor, Descending Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Head, Panel, Struck Against
NAICS
423930
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#346991615
Employer profile
317734108 - MARION RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITY LLC
Summary number
221601685
Report ID
1054113

Event description

Employee falls from ladder, incurs head injuries, and later

Investigation abstract

At 9:35 a.m. on August 18, 2023, an employee was climbing down a fixed ladder on a compactor when he fell approximately seven feet and struck a control panel and the concrete floor. The employee was taken to the hospital and immediately received head surgery and remained in the hospital until he died of his injuries on August 31, 2023,

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 75 M

    Event type
    5
    Occupation code
    875

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