Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
105,991Records 71,450Employers 85,836Hospitalizations 27,959Amputations 2015-01-01 2025-11-30

OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221446198

5 B ROOFING LLC

Event
Dislocated, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Forklift, Forks, Fracture, Residential Construction, Roofer, Scaffold, Shoulder Bone, Spine
NAICS
238160
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345839757
Employer profile
5 B ROOFING LLC
Summary number
221446198
Report ID
1032500
Project type
A
Construction end-use
B

Event description

Employee Incurs Multiple Injuries In Fall From Scaffold

Investigation abstract

At 10:00 a.m. on January 18, 2022, an employee was unloading roofing material onto scaffolding from a forklift. The employee was a roofer on a residential construction project. When the roofing material held on the forks shifted unexpectedly and struck the scaffold, the employee fell 22 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized to treat a broken shoulder and displaced spinal disc.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 40 M

    Event type
    5
    Occupation code
    595
    Fall distance
    22

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