OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221445695

QUALITY STAFFING OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, INC.

BELLFLOWER, CA· 2021-09-23T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Compression Fracture, Compression Injury, Construction, Contusion, Delivery Work, Descending Ladder, Dislocated, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Fracture, Ground, Laborer, Ladder, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Residential Construction, Shingles, Slip, Slippery Surface, Spine, Staffing Agency, Strain, Temporary, Temporary Employment Agency, Temporary Worker, Unsecured, Work Surface, Wrist
NAICS: 561311
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345836316
Employer profile: QUALITY STAFFING OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, INC.
Summary number: 221445695
Report ID: 0950635

Event description

Employee fractures spine and wrist, falls due to unsecured l

Investigation abstract

At 4:00 p.m. on September 23, 2021, an employee working as a construction laborer for a staffing service was working for a roofing materials supplier. The employee was delivering roofing materials to a residence. The employee was preparing to climb down from the single-story roof to the ground using a portable ladder. While stepping onto the ladder, the ladder slipped out from under the employee. The ladder was not secured in any manner, either physically or by a coworker. The employee was hospitalized for 5 days to treat a fractured wrist and spinal compression fractures.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 23 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
7010

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