Fractures and surface, flesh wounds

Name: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds at Kalkreuth Roofing & Sheet Metal, Inc.
Start: 3/11/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024032182 · 3/11/2024 · Kalkreuth Roofing & Sheet Metal, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Part of body unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds

Cause

Event: Struck by other falling object n.e.c.
Source: Bundles, bales
Secondary source: High winds, gusts, turbulence

Employer

Name: Kalkreuth Roofing & Sheet Metal, Inc.
Location: 33 K Street NW, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20001
NAICS: 238160
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was lifting 4-by-4-foot bundles of insulation on a sling. As they were preparing to rig the next load onto the sling, wind caused some of the bundles to separate and fall to the ground. One bundle struck the employee, resulting in multiple fractures and lacerations.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown