Fall through surface or existing opening more than 30 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at N.F. Mansuetto & Sons, Inc., Resolute Forest Products, FAIRMONT, WEST VIRGINIA 26554
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
On November 27, 2017, at approximately 1:45 p.m., employees were replacing bad decking and roofing. Materials were torn off and handed to the injured employee, who then placed the materials in a cart and transported them to a chute. He was receiving materials when he tripped and fell into an area where the decking was bad. He fell 60 feet to the floor below, fracturing his left leg.
HospitalizedLeg(s), unspecifiedRoofs, unspecified
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