Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310031315 - Amber Group, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Jacksonville Area Office

Investigation Summary

On April 1, 2007, an employee was working as a maintenance worker at a hotel resort. A guest could not get into his room on the fifth floor, so the employee attempted to get into the room. The employee was not able to open the door with the room key, and he could not open the door using the black box which is a device which acts like a master key. The employee entered the adjacent room and went to the balcony. The employee intended to get into the locked room by crossing from one balcony to the balcony of the locked room. The space between the two balconies was approximately six feet. A wall air conditioning unit was between the two balconies, and it slightly protruded from the wall. The employee climbed atop the balcony wall and stepped onto the air conditioning unit. The employee slipped and fell approximately 36 feet to the concrete floor of the second level of the resort. He died at the scene from his injuries, which included skull fractures.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, MAINTENANCE, SLIP, SKULL, FALL, WORK SURFACE