OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14459481
NORTH ROOFING CO INC
BALTIMORE, MD—
Event description
EMPLOYEES FOOT CAUGHT IN TAG LINE AND WAS RAISED BY DERRICK
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE WAS DIRECTING AND HOOKING UP LOADS FOR A-FRAME (GARLOCK, SN 603) GASOLI WAS NOT INJURED. NE POWERED DERRICK. DERRICK WAS ON ROOF OF MERCY HOSPITAL IN BALTIMORE. EMPLOYEE HOOKED A SLAG SCRAPPER TO THE HOISTING ROPE SYSTEM. THE EMPLOYEE SIGNALLED BY R ADIO TO THE OPERATOR ON THE ROOF TO RAISE THE LOAD. AS THE LOAD STARTED UP, AND CLEARED THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING, THE EMPLOYEE PUT HIS RADIO ON THE GROUND. HIS FOOT BECAME ENTANGLED IN A TAG LINE USED TO CONTROL THE LOAD. HE WAS HOISTED BY HIS RIGHT FOOT TO ABOUT THE 16TH FLOOR LEVEL OF THE BUILDING BEFORE OTHER EMPLOY EES ON THE ROOF REALIZED WHAT WAS HAPPENING.THE LOAD AND EMPLOYEE WERE LOWERED B ACK DOWN TO THE GROUND. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND EXAMINED. HE
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 43 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 869
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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