Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 106766.015 - Employee falls from balcony and fractures vertebrae

Accident Summary Nr: 106766.015 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 06/22/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1325143.015	06/25/2018		236220	Mv Commercial Construction, Llc

Abstract: At 7:45 a.m. on June 22, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working from an exterior balcony at a two-story multifamily residential building that was under construction. He was installing Tyvek tape when he fell from the balcony, a fall height of 21 feet. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for multiple fractured vertebrae.

Keywords: Carpenter, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Guardrail, Installing, Leaning over, Residential Construction, Spine, Vertebra, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			2	21

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1325143.015	24	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Waterproofing Fatality Cause:

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