OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14199590
SMITH CONSTRUCTION CO INC
ABINGDON, MD—
Event description
EMPLOYEE INJURED IN FALL FROM ROOF
Investigation abstract
On January 14, 1985, Employee #1, a carpenter employed with Smith Construction C ompany, was installing plywood on the roof of a two story single family home und ergoing construction. Another employee was handing him the materials through the roof. Employee #1 was placing a sheet of plywood on the roof when the plywood k icked up and knocked him off balance, causing him to fall approximately 17 feet 3 inches to the frozen ground. The employee was transported to the Fallston Gene ral Hospital and treated for multiple fractures of the legs and hip.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 567
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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