105,313Records 71,083Employers 85,290Hospitalizations 27,770Amputations 2015-01-01 2025-10-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

SACK ROOFING, INC.

Other jump to lower level 11 to 15 feet · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

On 10/21/2015, a roofing employee was performing a roofing tear off of dead wood. During the replacement of dead wood the worker ran out of replacement wood. The worker covered an opening in the roof with felt paper. The employee lost his balance and jumped from the roof of a single story mobile home instead of falling through the felt covering. Both heels were injured.

Hospitalized Heel(s) Roofs, unspecified

AT&T

An employee was climbing a ladder when the ladder began sliding, causing the employee to jump approximately 12 feet to the ground and resulting in fractures to the right ankle and left thumb.

Allan Industries

On 6/08/2019, an employee was power washing a building from inside a motorized bucket lift when the water hose of the power washer became lodged in the lift, causing it to trigger the up switch located in the bucket. When the lift began to rise unexpectedly, the employee jumped out of the lift, falling approximately 12 feet to the concrete sidewalk below. The employee fractured the left arm, nasal, and orbital bones; suffered a concussion and blood clot; and lacerated the left leg.

Mar-Jac Poultry MS

An employee was on a manlift changing light bulbs. Rail cars were being moved and the employee felt like the rail car was going to hit the lift therefore, he jumped approximately 10 to 12 feet to the ground resulting in a fractured left arm and a fractured right leg and ankle.

DUGGAN MECHANICAL SERVICES, INC

An employee was dropping equipment off an 8-foot roof when he lost his balance and jumped to the concrete ground approximately 11 feet below. The employee suffered fractured heels and ankle.

Kanawha Valley Construction and Erection

On October 3, 2017, at approximately 10:00 a.m., an employee was descending a ladder when his lanyard became tangled around his feet. He turned and jumped approximately 13 feet, fracturing both of his heels and requiring hospitalization.