OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221403835

Attic,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Broken Bone,Ceiling,Climbing,Climbing on Ladder,Drywall,Engineering Controls,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fracture,Installing,Knee,Lack of Engineering Controls,Plywood,Unsecured,Wood Board,Work Surface

2021-09-01T00:00:00

Event: Attic,Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Broken Bone,Ceiling,Climbing,Climbing on Ladder,Drywall,Engineering Controls,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fracture,Installing,Knee,Lack of Engineering Controls,Plywood,Unsecured,Wood Board,Work Surface
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 221403835
Report ID: 0625400
Project type: B
Construction end-use: A

Event description

Employee breaks kneecap in fall through attic ceiling

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 21 M

Event type
5

Fall distance
9

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