Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
105,991Records 71,450Employers 85,836Hospitalizations 27,959Amputations 2015-01-01 2025-11-30

OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221426471

S&W ROOF TEAR-OFF

Event
Demolition, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Leg, Roof, Roofer, Spine
NAICS
238160
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#345719355
Employer profile
S&W ROOF TEAR-OFF
Summary number
221426471
Report ID
0950632
Project type
D
Construction end-use
B

Event description

Employee incurs spine injury and fractures leg in fall from

Investigation abstract

At 9:15 a.m. on January 3, 2022, an employee worked to remove a roof. At some point, the employee went past guardrails to work and fell approximately eighteen feet and five inches. The employee was hospitalized to treat a spinal cord injury and leg fractures.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 22 M

    Event type
    5
    Occupation code
    595

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