OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221434905

COTTERMAN & COTTERMAN, INC.

MARYSVILLE, OH· 2021-12-14T00:00:00

Event: Back, Board, Cutting, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Roof, Roofer, Thermal Insulation
NAICS: 238160
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345685812
Employer profile: COTTERMAN & COTTERMAN, INC.
Summary number: 221434905
Report ID: 0522500
Project type: A
Construction end-use: H

Event description

Employee falls from roof and receives back fracture

Investigation abstract

At 8:30 a.m. on December 14, 2021, an employee worked on a roof cutting insulation board. The employee maintained a foot on the board while cutting that extended past the roof edge. When the board was cut through, the employee fell approximately thirteen feet and was hospitalized to treat a back fracture.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 40 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
595

Fall distance
13

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