Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet · Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at E.A. Renfroe & Company, Inc., 3221 Springtree Lane, SAND SPRINGS, OKLAHOMA 74063
on — Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee fell from a two-story roof to the ground while conducting an insurance inspection, suffering injuries to the head, neck, back, and left leg and a brain bleed.
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More severe injuries at E.A. Renfroe & Company, Inc.
A temporary employee was accessing the second level of a two-story residential home to conduct a roof inspection. The ladder was positioned on the first level and was extended up to the second level. The ladder shifted as she neared the second level, causing the employee to fall from the ladder and roll from the first level to the dirt ground. The employee sustained fractures of the cervical vertebrae, ribs, and humerus as well as a knee laceration.
An employee was getting a tool bag that was on a second-story roof when they fell from the roof to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with injuries to their rib cage and lower back.
An employee was installing a clip on the roof when they slipped and fell approximately 25 feet to the ground below, resulting in a broken hip, broken leg, and bleeding in the brain.
An employee was setting up the worksite for the day. While moving an extension cord, he fell backward off the roof of the two-story building and sustained a broken pelvis.
An employee was going up in a lift to begin trimming trees with a chainsaw. He was approximately 20-25 feet in the air when the latch to the bucket got caught and detached. The bucket then tipped causing the employee to fall to the ground. He sustained fractures to his right elbow, right wrist, and left femur.
An employee was laying down felt paper on a new residential property when they fell approximately 21 feet to the ground. The employee sustained fractures of the L2 vertebra, right tibia, and left wrist as well as a left heel dislocation. The employee was wearing fall protection at the time.
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An employee was using a 16-foot ladder to descend from a second-story roof to a porch roof after completing an inspection. As the employee stepped back onto the ladder, they fell, landing on the porch roof. The employee then rolled off the porch roof and landed on their feet on the ground. They were hospitalized.
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