Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 105784.015 - Employee is struck by falling wall and spine is broken

Accident Summary Nr: 105784.015 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 05/11/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1317343.015	05/21/2018		238310	Nero Specialties, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:45 p.m. on May 11, 2018, Employee #1 was working at the site of a two-story residential construction project. He was erecting a 2nd floor exterior wood-framed wall measuring 10 feet by 20 feet when a gust of wind blew the wall over. As the wall fell, it struck Employee #1. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for multiple fractured spinal vertebrae.

Keywords: Back, Erection Process, Falling Object, Fracture, Residential Construction, Spine, Struck By, Vertebra, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1317343.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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