OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14199582
CADDIE HOMES INC
BALDWIN, MD—
Event description
EMPLOYEE FALLS FROM ROOF AND IS HOSPITALIZED
Investigation abstract
On March 25, 1985, an employee of a construction company was assisting with erec ting scaffolding to install vinyl siding at the soffit of a new single family ho me. The employee was erecting a scaffold at the rear of the dwelling and was on the 34-ft-8-in. wide roof 17 ft 8 in. above the ground. The employee was approxi mately one ft from the edge of the roof securing the pump jack scaffold brackets to the roof while a grounded employee worked on the poles of the scaffold. Whil e installing the final bracket, the employee slipped and fell from the roof to t he ground. Upon impact, he suffered multiple cuts and contusions and was hospita lized.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 869
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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