Occupational
& Environmental
Medicine
College of Human Medicine

Fall

CASE MIFACE Summaries of MIOSHA Inspections
Case 193 47-year-old HVAC technician died when he fell ten to fifteen feet from an extension ladder to the pavement during the preparation activities to wash the air conditioning cooler coils on a store’s roof.
Case 343 51-year-old male HVAC repairman died when he fell an unknown distance (but based on scene) conditions approximately 10-12 feet from a ladder.
Case 459 55-year-old crane inspector died when he fell approximately 27 feet from an unsecured 5/8-inch plywood platform during a crane inspection.
Case 63 25-year-old mechanic died when pinned between a van and semi-truck’s cab when unloading the van from the semi-truck’s trailer.