UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

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Inspection: 1555738.015 - 150182 - Norstan Communications, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Charlotte

Investigation Summary

On September 24, 2021, an employee was working for a firm that provided internet communications. He and a coworker had been sent to install cables at a firm tha t repaired and maintained commercial and industrial machinery and equipment. The y were providing additional internet connections for a training classroom. This entailed running wire bundles above the false ceiling from one classroom to the connection boxes located in another classroom. The employee was on the mezzanine . The mezzanine had no guardrails, and no other fall protection system was in us e. The employee fell from the mezzanine through a tile ceiling, a distance of 9 feet, 4 inches (2.8 meters). He landed on the concrete floor in the classroom be low. He suffered a head injury and loss of consciousness. He was taken to a hosp ital. He died on the following day, September 25, 2021, from his injuries.

Keywords:cable tray, cable tv work, ceiling, fall, fall from elevation, fall protection, guardrail, head, loss of consciousness, multi-employer worksite, multiemployer, telecom work, unconsciousness, walking surface