Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet · Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Centimark Corporation, 1205 Craduck RRd., ADA, OKLAHOMA 74820
on — Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
An employee was inspecting a roof when he stumbled and fell 15 feet through a skylight.
An employee had just inspected a roof to find a leak. The employee fell from an upper roof to a lower one about 8 feet below and sustained fractures to their sternum and ribs. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was in transit to take a picture of a scaffold tag when he was struck by a wood plank that came from an upper level. The employee was hospitalized with a laceration and fractures to their cheek, top palette, and orbital bone.
During roof repair, an employee was moving on the roof to establish a new tie-off point when they stepped on a roof panel that gave way and fell to a lower level. The employee sustained broken ribs.
An employee was setting up a ladder to access a roof. While tying off the ladder, the employee fell approximately 18 feet. The employee sustained injuries to his pelvis and right shoulder and required surgery.
An employee was pulling a four-wheeled cart out of a truck. The cart's wheels got caught on a ramp running from the loading dock to the truck; the cart flipped over and the employee fell backward, landing on the floor and suffering hip socket fractures.
An employee was checking an HVAC unit in the attic when they fell approximately 15 feet through the rafters to the floor. The employee sustained fractures to the ribs and scapula as well as a collapsed lung.
An employee was removing grating to change metal chip hoppers located in a pit. The employee lost his balance and fell approximately 12 feet from the grate, landing in the metal chip hopper. The employee sustained a sprained right foot, a left foot fracture, and a fractured L5 vertebra.
An employee was reviewing the next steps to take with the foreman when some material fell from above and landed near them. The injured employee then looked up, took a step on the catwalk, and fell through a gap, landing on the ground 15 feet below. The employee sustained three fractured vertebrae and a head laceration.
0n November 16, 2023, an employee was climbing onto a catwalk to cut valves for unit heaters in a building. The employee fell 14 feet through the attic onto the concrete floor, resulting in a fractured pelvis.
An employee was removing a rooftop curb when they fell approximately 15 feet through an opening in the roof, resulting in a fractured leg that required hospitalization.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 238160)
An employee was delivering materials. He was doing his pre-delivery inspection on the roof of the jobsite (a warehouse) when he fell through a plexiglass skylight. He landed on his feet on the concrete floor 14 feet below. The employee sustained fractures to his spine, left ulnar/radius, and right heel. The employee required surgery.
An employee was standing on a multi-purpose ladder installing head flashing over a window. Their feet were approximately 6 feet off the ground and three rungs from the top. The employee lost their grip on the drill they were using and the ladder tipped over. The employee fell from the ladder to the ground, resulting in a fractured left wrist, bruised chest, and lacerations to their face and lip.
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