OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221452758
KENNETH C RAY
WOODSIDE, CA·
Event description
Employee falls from beam and fractures left arm
Investigation abstract
At 11:40 a.m. on January 12, 2022, an employee and coworker stood on a beam and joists of a second level frame of a new construction residence. The employee and coworker carried a beam while walking on the frame when the employee lost grip of the beam, which then struck the employee on the chest, and caused the employee to lose balance and fall approximately eleven feet and nine inches. The employee was taken to the hospital and admitted to treat a fractured left arm (humerus).
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 48 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 567
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