Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14236731

VALLEY CONCRETE CO INC

Event
STRUCK BY, PAPER ROLL, OFF LOADING, CONTUSION, FALLING OBJECT, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, BACK
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#104611306
Employer profile
VALLEY CONCRETE CO INC
Summary number
14236731
Report ID
953210

Event description

Employee injured when struck by roll of roofing paper

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was working at a construction site. A supply truck entered the site to unload roofing supplies onto the roof of a building. The truck bed had been e xtended approximately 16 feet into the air in preparation for unloading the supp lies. The workers unloading the truck had taken their places: one was on the roo f receiving material while one stood on the truck bed handing off the supplies. Employee #1 was on the ground below the truck. While the truck was being unloade d, a roll of roofing paper fell off the truck bed, striking him in the back. Emp loyee #1 sustained bruises and contusions to his back, for which he has treated and released from the hospital.

Victims (9)

  1. #1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 19 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    3
    Event type
    1
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    588
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    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
  3. #982 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
  4. #983 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
  5. #984 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
  6. #985 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
  7. #986 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
  8. #987 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
  9. #988 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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