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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #822932

FRACTURE,HEAD,WORK RULES,STRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,FALL,LOST BALANCE,ANKLE,UNSTABLE POSITION

Event
FRACTURE,HEAD,WORK RULES,STRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,FALL,LOST BALANCE,ANKLE,UNSTABLE POSITION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
822932
Report ID
352440

Event description

Employee injured in fall from elevated plywood sheet

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was standing on a 4 ft by 8 ft sheet of plywood that was sitting on the forks of a JCB turbo 530B HL loadall. He was preparing to erect guardrails a round a roof dormer when he lost his balance and fell approximately 12 ft. Emplo yee #1 landed on his feet and hit his head against the loadall. He was hospitali zed.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 41 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    567
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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