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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14236657

UNSECURED,WORK RULES,ROOF,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,FACE,WRIST

Event
UNSECURED,WORK RULES,ROOF,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,FACE,WRIST
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14236657
Report ID
953210

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)

  1. #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
  2. #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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