Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #968479

RED ROSE ROOFING, INC.

Event
STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ROOF OPENING, INATTENTION
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#104637020
Employer profile
RED ROSE ROOFING, INC.
Summary number
968479
Report ID
953220

Event description

Employee hospitalized after fall through roof opening

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was told by his supervisor to remove nails from the Bristol Fiberlit e ski window frame and move it out of the way so roofing felt could be placed un der the frame. Employee #1 picked up the ski window frame, then stepped into its opening, falling 28 ft 2 in. onto the cement floor. Employee #1 was hospitalize d, suffering multiple internal injuries and injuries to the right side of his bo dy.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 21 M

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    5
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    595
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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