Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14566442

J WALLACE ENTERPRISES

Event
ERECTION PROCESS, ROOF COLLAPSE, ROOF, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, FALL
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#14604672
Employer profile
J WALLACE ENTERPRISES
Summary number
14566442
Report ID
950411

Event description

Four employees injured in 35 ft fall when roof collapses

Investigation abstract

Employees #1 through #4 were erecting the roof of a church. The roof collapsed a nd they fell approximately 35 ft onto a cement floor, suffering numerous injurie s.

Victims (4)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 25 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    23
    Event type
    5
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    597
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    2
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 24 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    5
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    597
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1
  3. #3 Hospitalized Age 28 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    7
    Event type
    5
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    597
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1
  4. #4 Hospitalized Age 35 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    18
    Event type
    5
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    597
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

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