Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Guarantee Roofing & Sheet Metal, Inc, 1120 Avenue E, WISNER, NEBRASKA 68791
on — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the multiple trunk locations.
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Final narrative
An employee and co-workers were picking up trash and scrap plywood at a job site. The employee attempted to pick up loose 4x8 plywood on a concrete deck. When the employee stepped forward to get a better grip on the board, he fell 10 feet through a roof hatch opening to the concrete floor. The employee suffered a bump on back of his head, a laceration on the liver, rib fractures, broken processes on three vertebrae, cut hands, two lost finger pads on one hand, and fluid pressure against the right lung.
HospitalizedAmputationMultiple trunk locationsExisting roof openings, other than skylights
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