OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14542401
ROOF,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,INATTENTION
Event description
Employee hospitalized after fall from roof
Investigation abstract
At approximately 10:15 a.m. on March 17, 1989, Employee #1 was on a 24 ft 6 in. high roof pulling by hand a roll of insulation near the roof's edge. Unaware of his position, Employee #1 fell to a lower elevation. Employee #1 sustained multi ple injuries and was hospitalized.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 19 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 2
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