Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1547134.015 - Samsung Austin Semiconductors

Inspection Information - Office: Austin Area Office

Investigation Summary

At 3:30 p.m. on July 29, 2021, an employee working as an maintenance technician for a semiconductor manufacturer was repairing an elevator door. The employee fell from the top of the elevator car to the floor below. The employee was hospitalized to treat head, chest and abdominal injuries, broken arms, collapsed lungs and blood clots. The employee had to have his spleen removed and was placed on a ventilator.

Keywords: Abdomen, Arm, Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken, Broken Bone, Chest, Collapsed lung, Concrete Floor, Contusion, Door, Elevator, Elevator Shaft, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Floor, Fracture, Head, Insufficient Supervision, Internal , Internal Bleeding, Internal Injuries, Laceration, Liver, Lung, Maintenance, Open Shaft, Repair, Service Technician, Shaft, Shoulder, Shoulder Bone, Spleen, Stomach, Technician, Work Surface