OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #742742
FRACTURE,UNGUARDED FL OPENING,ROOF DECKING,CARPENTER,FALL
Event description
EMPLOYEE INJURED IN FALL FROM ROOF DECK
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, a construction worker, was clearing the roof deck of a construction site. Plywood sheets which were used to cover floor openings were not secured. Employee #1 picked up a sheet of plywood to stack it at the end of the day and s tepped into an opening 30 inches long by 30 inches wide, falling 12 feet onto a concrete floor.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 36 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 569
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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