OSHA Injury Report: Eberhard Southwest Roofing, Inc.

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Employee was moving 4x8 sheets of dense deck material with another employee. They were working as a team and moving 2 sheets at a time in order to keep weight manageable. They were moving the materials out of the area to allow for roofing system to be installed.

What happened

Employee slipped on water that remained on the finished roof surface where the material was to be staged for installation. Employee went down on one knee and did not drop the materials he was handling. The injury was not noticed at this time and the employee kept working. Only when the employee relaxed at the end of his shift did his injury become apparent.

Injury or illness

Lower back strain.

Object or substance involved

When the employee slipped on the wet surface the dense deck he was carrying was not dropped and the weight shifted over the employees lower back causing the strain.

Summary line

Lower back strain caused by slipping on wet surface while handling 4x8 dense deck sheets

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.