OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14452445
HEAD,ROOF,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,FACE
Event description
Employee hospitalized after fall from roof
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was placing plywood sheeting on a roof eave, which was approximately 8 ft from ground level. The pitch of the roof was 9:12. Employee #1 lost his fo oting and fell approximately 8 ft to the ground, causing minor injuries to his f ace and head.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 567
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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