OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221429277

NORTH STAR LOGISTICS, L.L.C.

CLEAR LAKE, SD· 2022-01-15T00:00:00

Event: Commercial Building, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, HVAC, Icy, Installing, Leg, Roof, Slip, Slippery Surface, Tibia
NAICS: 238990
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345735674
Employer profile: NORTH STAR LOGISTICS, L.L.C.
Summary number: 221429277
Report ID: 0830400
Project type: A
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee Fractures Leg In Fall From Roof

Investigation abstract

At 9:00 a.m. on January 15, 2022, an employee was working from the roof of a new commercial building while installing HVAC equipment for the construction project. While preparing to install a piece of equipment through the roof, the employee slipped on the icy roof material surface and fell 21 feet through the roof to the concrete floor. The employee suffered a shattered tibia and fibula above the ankle, requiring hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 40 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
7010

Fall distance
21

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