OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221426596
L&W SUPPLY CORPORATION
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA·
Event description
Employee falls from elevation and punctures lung, fractures
Investigation abstract
At 4:00 p.m. on December 20, 2021, an employee was booming drywall through a second floor window of a residential home while standing next to an unguarded stair opening. The employee stepped back and fell to the stair landing. The employee was hospitalized to treat fractured ribs and a punctured lung.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 59 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 804
- Fall distance
- 5
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