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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2020076774 · 7/18/2020 · Department of Veterans Affairs

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
Source
Roofs, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Department of Veterans Affairs
Location
700 South 19th Street, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35233
NAICS
622110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on an HVAC system replacing a belt on an exhaust fan. The cover to the exhaust fan was on his left on the roof surface. The employee took a picture of his completed work, and stepped to the left when his pants caught on the edge of the exhaust fan cover. He then fell backwards onto a rooftop access hatch. The employee sustained three broken vertebrae and four broken ribs.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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