OSHA investigators arrived in Anaheim, CA on Wednesday, January 17th 2018 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at National Econ Corporation. A 39 year old man working as a Environmental Science & Protection Tech was injured on the job when the employee trips and fell through skylight, suffered multiple
Accident Date2018-01-15
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 9:30 a.m. on January 15, 2018, an employee was taking asbestos samples in debris from the an old building. The employee stepped backwards, tripped, and fell through a skylight in the southeast portion of the roof. The employee fell approximately 30 feet to the concrete floor. The employees injuries consisted of a torn aorta, facial bone fractures, and a pelvic fracture. The employee was hospitalized.