OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221448475
PARK AVENUE CUSTOMS
SPRING VALLEY, CA·
Event description
Employee falls from roof and suffers bone fractures
Investigation abstract
At 8:15 a.m. on January 31, 2022, Employees #1 and #2 were installing sheet metal roofing and vents on a 25 -foot high roof. They needed to retrieve more material to continue the installation. Employee #1 retrieved sheet metal from a scissors lift that was positioned 40 feet from the work area. Employee #1 picked up the sheet metal and placed it on his head to carry over to the work area. As Employee #1 turned around with the sheet metal on his head, he slipped and fell 25 feet to the ground below and sustained several fractures. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for his injuries.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 55 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 653
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