Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1637463.015 - J&B Hartigan, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Norfolk (Regional Office) - Safety 0355112

Investigation Summary

At 2:30 p.m. on December 2, 2022, an employee was working alone in the garage of the owner's personal home that doubles as the headquarters office per the owner's instruction. The employee was using a ladder to retrieve Christmas lights from a shelf above the garage door when he fell from the ladder, struck his head, and was found unconscious on the floor. A family member found the employee and called for emergency services. The employee regained consciousness when EMTs arrived but was pronounced dead in the hospital due to a subdural hematoma.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Climbing on Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Head, Subdural Hematoma