Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221423239

ROWLETT DRYWALL CO.

Event
Arm, Drywall, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Pelvis, Scaffold
NAICS
238310
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345705206
Employer profile
ROWLETT DRYWALL CO.
Summary number
221423239
Report ID
0522000
Project type
A
Construction end-use
A

Event description

Employee falls from baker scaffold, receives fractures to le

Investigation abstract

At 8:30 a.m. on December 21, 2021, an employee added drywall compound to a wall while standing on a baker scaffold. While working, the employee was looking upwards when they stepped off the top of the scaffold and fell approximately four feet. The employee was hospitalized to treat a left arm fracture and a chipped pelvis.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 57 M

    Event type
    5
    Occupation code
    573
    Fall distance
    4

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