Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14566780

UNIVERSAL ROOFERS & BUILDERS INC.

Event
HEAD, ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRIPPED, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WALKING BACKWARD
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#2570364
Employer profile
UNIVERSAL ROOFERS & BUILDERS INC.
Summary number
14566780
Report ID
950411

Event description

Employee injured in 20 ft fall from roof

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was walking backward on a roof when he tripped over a parapet wall and fell 20 ft to the ground. He sustained head and body injuries.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 28 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    5
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    595
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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