OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #893420
POTOMAC CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION CO.
ALEXANDRIA, VA·
Event description
Employee's back broken in fall through roof opening
Investigation abstract
At approximately 8:30 a.m. on November 14, 1988, Employee #1 was standing on an unsecured roof opening cover prying up form lumber. As he pried a 2 by 4 away fr om the wall, he pushed a 4 by 6 that was holding up the casing on which he was s tanding. The 4 by 6 fell into the roof opening, causing him to fall approximatel y 20 feet to the floor. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a broken back.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 60 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 869
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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