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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #660506

WORK RULES,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,FALL,FALL PROTECTION

Event
WORK RULES,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,FALL,FALL PROTECTION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
660506
Report ID
111400

Event description

Employee injured in fall from fascia board

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was working from a carpenter bracket on fascia board at a height of 16 ft when one of the brackets broke, causing him to fall to the ground.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 32 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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