Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #766063

PBMC

Event
STRUCK BY, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, FALLING OBJECT
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Unprogrammed Related
Activity number
#100009976
Employer profile
PBMC
Summary number
766063
Report ID
931400

Event description

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE STRUCK AND CRUSHED BY FALLING PLYWOOD

Investigation abstract

A FRAMING SUB-CONTRACTOR'S EMPLOYEES WERE SHEETING THE ROOF OF A TWO STORY BUILD ING. THE ROOF HAD A PITCH OF 6/12. THE HORSE SUPPORTS FOR APPROXIMATELY 75 SHEET S OF PLYWOOD COLLAPSED, CAUSING THE PLYWOOD SHEETS TO FALL FROM THE ROOF. AN EMP LOYEE OF A PLUMBING SUB-CONTRACTOR (EMPLOYEE #1) WAS STANDING NEAR THE BUILDING, TALKING TO ANOTHER PLUMBER. THE FALLING PLYWOOD SHEETS STRUCK EMPLOYEE #1, CRUS HING AND KILLING HIM.

Victims (12)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 29 M

    Nature of injury
    7
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0
  3. #982 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0
  4. #983 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0
  5. #984 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0
  6. #985 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0
  7. #986 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0
  8. #987 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0
  9. #988 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0
  10. #989 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0
  11. #990 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0
  12. #991 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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