Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Department of Veterans Affairs, 700 South 19th Street, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35233
on , Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was working on an HVAC system replacing a belt on an exhaust fan. The cover to the exhaust fan was on his left on the roof surface. The employee took a picture of his completed work, and stepped to the left when his pants caught on the edge of the exhaust fan cover. He then fell backwards onto a rooftop access hatch. The employee sustained three broken vertebrae and four broken ribs.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, unspecifiedRoofs, n.e.c.
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