Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #709394

UTAH TILE & ROOFING INC

Event
SKYLIGHT, FRACTURE, HEAD, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNGUARDED
NAICS
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Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#102106762
Employer profile
UTAH TILE & ROOFING INC
Summary number
709394
Report ID
854910

Event description

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE INJURED IN FALL THRU SKYLIGHT OPENING

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS MARKING A ROOF IN PREPARATION FOR THE INSTALLATION OF TROCAL. HE BACKED INTO A SKYLIGHT OPENING AND FELL 25 FEET TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR. THE SKYL IGHT OPENING WAS 49 INCHES WIDE, 91 INCHES LONG AND WAS FLUSH WITH THE ROOF. EMP LOYEE #1 WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH CUTS AND FRACTURES TO THE HEAD AND UPPER BODY.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 23 M

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    21
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    595
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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