OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #690941
GENERAL DIMENSIONS
WASHINGTON TERRACE, UT·
Event description
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE INJURED IN FALL FROM ROOF
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS NAILING A 2 BY 4 INCH "KICKER" TWO FEET AWAY FROM THE EDGE OF A ROOF HAVING AN 8/12 PITCH. THE ROOF'S EDGE WAS TWELVE FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, AS EMPLOYEE #1 WAS NAILING DOWN THE KICKER HE FELL FROM THE RO OF 12 FEET TO THE GROUND. HE SUFFERED A BROKEN ANKLE.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 11
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 567
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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