OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221719081
LINFORD ZIMMERMAN
HARRISBURG, PA—
Event description
Two employees fall from platform, one is killed and other in
Investigation abstract
At 1:38 p.m. on March 17, 2023, Employees #1 and #2 were sheathing the roof of a 3-story townhome. Employee #1 stepped onto an unsecured platform elevated next to the eave, which was hooked onto the mast of a telehandler and already occupied by Employee #2. When Employee #1 stepped onto the platform, it tipped off the mast and fell approximately 30 feet to the ground with both employees on it. Employee #1 struck his head on the concrete floor of the garage and died from his injuries. Employee #2 landed on the graded ground and suffered contusions to his left leg. Employee #2 was treated without hospitalization.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 17 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 567
- Fall distance
- 27
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