OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #170698906
SHERMAN & CHAPLIN INC
Bedminster, NJ—
Event description
Employee's scalp lacerated in fall through opening
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 and a coworker, of Savant Construction, were removing an iron gratin g and skylight from the roof of a grocery store. A roofing company was to apply a new roof on the building. After the two employees lifted the grating, the cowo rker stepped around the hole and Employee #1 fell through it to the floor. He su stained lacerations to his scalp, but no broken bones and no concussion. He was not hospitalized after receiving emergency treatment.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 42
- Occupation code
- 569
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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