OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #893438

FRACTURE,ROOF,WORK RULES,SLIP,CONSTRUCTION,WALKING SURFACE,MANUAL MAT HANDLING,RIB,FALL,WRIST

1987-10-31T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE,ROOF,WORK RULES,SLIP,CONSTRUCTION,WALKING SURFACE,MANUAL MAT HANDLING,RIB,FALL,WRIST
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 893438
Report ID: 355114

Event description

Employee injured in fall from roof

Investigation abstract

At approximately 9:00 a.m. on October 31, 1987, Employee #1 was working on the r oof of a three- to five-story town home. While he was carrying a piece of plywoo d, he slipped and fell approximately 30 feet to the ground. Employee #1 was hosp italized with rib and wrist fractures.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 25 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
12

Event type
5

Source
42

Occupation code
865

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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