OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221418676

MEDLEY FABRICATION LLC

HARRISON, AR· 2021-12-08T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force trauma, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Lumber Stack, Neck, Roof, Roof Opening, Roofer, Spine, Unstable Surface
NAICS: 238160
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345682801
Employer profile: MEDLEY FABRICATION LLC
Summary number: 221418676
Report ID: 0627100
Project type: B
Construction end-use: D

Event description

Employee falls through roof, receives neck fractures and hea

Investigation abstract

At 1:38 p.m. on December 8, 2021, an employee worked to remove and replace corrugated roof sections. As the employee stood to carry a section of roofing away, the employee stepped onto a roof insulation board that could not support the weight. The employee fell approximately thirty-two feet through the roof, struck a pile of lumber on the way to the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized to treat fractures to the neck (cervical vertebrae) and head trauma.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 21 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
7047

Fall distance
32

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