Accident Investigation of the June 1, 2013, Stairway Fall Resulting in a Federal Employee Fatality at DOE Headquarters Germantown, Maryland

On June 1, 2013, a DOE Facility Management Specialist fell from the stairs during facility modification work in the Main Building, Germantown facility

Office of Environment, Health, Safety & Security

August 6, 2013
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On June 28, 2013, an Accident Investigation Board was appointed to investigate an accident at the Department of Energy Germantown Headquarters facility, on June 1, 2013 that resulted in a fatality on June 24, 2013. The Board’s responsibilities have been completed with respect to this investigation. The analysis and the identification of the contributing causes, the root cause and the Judgments of Need resulting from this investigation were performed in accordance with DOE Order 225.1B, Accident Investigations.