OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #968479
STRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,ROOF OPENING,INATTENTION
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
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#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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