Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #999177

PAUL SKLUZACEK BUILDERS, INC.

Event
UNSECURED, WORK RULES, ROOFER, CONTUSION, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#104557640
Employer profile
PAUL SKLUZACEK BUILDERS, INC.
Summary number
999177
Report ID
552700

Event description

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE INJURED IN FALL THROUGH ROOF

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS INSTALLING ROOFING ON A STEEL BUILDING. HE WAS STANDING ON A PIE CE OF STEEL ROOFING (25 GUAGE METAL) THAT WAS 18 INCHES WIDE AND 25 FEET LONG, A ND WAS NOT YET SECURED TO THE PERLINS. THE ROOFING SHEET BUCKLED, CAUSING THE EM PLOYEE TO FALL ABOUT 24 FEET TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR. HE LANDED ON HIS FEET AND RO LLED TO ONE SIDE. HE SUFFERED MULTIPLE BRUISES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE ST. CL OUD HOSPITAL FOR X-RAYS AND EXAMINATION. EMPLOYEE #1 SPENT ONE DAY IN THE HOSPIT AL.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 26 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    5
    Source
    42
    Occupation code
    597
    Human factor
    11
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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