Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 21 to 25 feet · Fractures and other injuries, unspecified
Final narrative
Ironworkers were connecting structural steel framing members at roof level. A scissor lift platform was extended approximately 25 feet above the concrete slab when the tagline rope on the end of the beam snagged on the handrail of the scissor lift.
The top of the scissor lift was pulled over to the north.
When the lift's center of gravity moved outside of the wheels, the scissor lift fell over. An employee was on the platform when the scissor lift fell over. He was tied off to the anchor point in the scissor lift and hit the concrete slab on level 4, suffering broken bones and internal damage.
A crew was using a seamer to install roof panels on a new building. As the employee was placing the seamer on a platform at the edge of the roof, the employee stepped onto the platform. The platform and the employee then fell approximately 23 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a lower back injury.
An employee was moving 6x6 wood debris while repairing a roof when the roof caved in and the employee fell 24 feet to the concrete floor below. The employee suffered bruised lungs, a scratch on his right lung, multiple spinal vertebrae fractures, and a fractured left iliac crest. Fall protection was not used at the time of incident.
An employee was climbing a 32-foot fiberglass extension ladder to get onto a roof. When the employee was a little more than halfway up the ladder, the fiberglass cracked and the ladder failed. The employee fell onto the deck below, resulting in fractures to both heels.
An employee was inspecting the existing metal roofing system of a commercial property when the roof gave way and he fell approximately 20-25 feet to the floor in the warehouse space below. The employee sustained a head injury, kidney and liver lacerations, and fractures to the orbital bone, right wrist, pelvis, and ribs.
An employee was using a portable ladder to descend into a shaft. Both side rails of the portable ladder snapped, causing the employee to fall approximately 22 feet to the concrete level below. The employee sustained lacerations on their head and multiple fractures to their hip and pelvis.