Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 103357.015 - Employee falls from ladder and fractures vertebrae

Accident Summary Nr: 103357.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 02/16/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1297091.015	02/20/2018		237310	Murray Logan Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on February 16, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working from an extension ladder. The ladder slipped, and Employee #1 fell, a fall height of 4 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for multiple hairline fractures of his vertebrae.

Keywords: Cleaning, Construction, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Slip, Spine, Vertebra, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1297091.015	27	M	Hospitalized injury		Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: 4 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Seawall construction, riprap placement Fatality Cause:

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