Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 104532.015 - Employee installing insulation falls, strikes neck and is in

Accident Summary Nr: 104532.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 03/31/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1307123.015	04/06/2018		238310	United Insulators, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on March 31, 2018, Employee #1, employed by an insulation company, was working at a multiemployer construction project, a new residential townhouse. He was standing on drywall and using it as a working surface as he installed insulation. The drywall broke, and Employee #1 fell, a fall height of approximately 7 feet. As he fell, he hit his neck on the edge of a staircase. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for his injuries. At the time of this report, Employee #1 was paralyzed from the neck down.

Keywords: Equipment Failure, Fall, Fall Protection, Installing, Insulator, Neck, Paralysis, Residential Construction, Struck Against, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1307123.015	56	M	Hospitalized injury		Insulation Workers	Distance of Fall: 7 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 7 feet Cause: Installing windows and doors, glazing Fatality Cause:

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