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Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

1 hospitalization · 2018088005 · 8/6/2018 · Jorge Vazquez

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Fall through surface or existing opening 26 to 30 feet
Source
Roofs, unspecified
Secondary source
Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name
Jorge Vazquez
Location
87 CR 210, BURNSVILLE, MISSISSIPPI, 38833
NAICS
238120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was laying standing seam metal roof decking when he stepped on insulation that was laid out underneath the metal decking and fell 30 feet through the insulation to the ground, landing on a crushed stone surface. He suffered a fractured left arm, fractured pelvis, and diaphragmatic hernia. A safety lanyard was not attached at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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