OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14236657
A B C BUILDERS INC
RENO, NV·
Event description
Employee injured in fall from roof
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 and a coworker were sheeting a roof when they noticed that a joist h ad to be moved. After moving the joist, they laid down a sheet of plywood and Em ployee #1 moved onto it. The sheet slipped and he fell about 16 feet to a concre te floor, landing on his wrist and the side of his face. Employee #1 stated that he had not made sure the plywood was secure before moving onto it and that he j ust didn't use good judgment.
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 2
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 567
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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