← OSHA severe injury reports

Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015053070 · 5/21/2015 · WHITAKER ROOFING & SIDING, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
Source
Ladders, unspecified

Employer

Name
WHITAKER ROOFING & SIDING, INC.
Location
229 15th Street, EMMAUS, PENNSYLVANIA, 18049
NAICS
238170
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee finished installing the ridge cap on a roof and had removed the fall protection anchors. He stepped back onto the ladder to exit the roof and lost his footing, falling approximately 20 feet. He required surgery for a broken hip and ribs.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown