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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #891085

FRACTURE,ROOF,SLIP,TRIPPED,FALL,SLIPPERY SURFACE

Event
FRACTURE,ROOF,SLIP,TRIPPED,FALL,SLIPPERY SURFACE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
891085
Report ID
352420

Event description

EMPLOYEE INJURED FROM FALL FROM ROOF

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was working on a roof of an apartment building installing security l ights. The roof of the bldg was slippery and covered over with 4 inches of water and algae. Employee #1 was un-reeling wire and walking backwards when his leg h it a wall that was 20 inches high causing him to slip and fall 40 ft over the no rtheast side onto the grass. Employee #1 was hospitalized with multiple injuries including fractures.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 32 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    575
    Human factor
    20
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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