OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221437619

BAYLAND BUILDINGS, INC.

WRIGHTSTOWN, WI· 2022-02-14T00:00:00

Event: Anchor, Back, Bundle, Commercial Building, Controlled Decking Zone, Fall, Fall Protection, Installing, Insulation, Internal Injuries, Lanyard, Leg, Metal Sheet, Rib, Roof, Skull
NAICS: 236220
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345781967
Employer profile: BAYLAND BUILDINGS, INC.
Summary number: 221437619
Report ID: 0521100
Project type: A
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee incurs multiple injuries in fall from commercial r

Investigation abstract

At 10:37 a.m. on February 2022, Employee #1 was installing insulation and metal roof sheets on a new commercial building from within a controlled decking zone. Employee #1 fell approximately 24 feet to the ground after going outside the controlled decking zone to retrieve more metal sheets from a bundle staged outside of the working area. Employee #1 did not connect to an anchor point prior to leaving the controlled decking zone. A coworker was connected to a self-retractable lanyard and anchor and helped Employee #1 move the metal sheets, when he observed Employee #1 fall. Employee #1 suffered multiple serious injuries to the skull, back, ribs, and legs and was hospitalized for treatment.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 59 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
7051

Fall distance
25

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