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Accident Summary Nr: 109194.015 - Employee working from ladder is injured and is paralyzed fro

Accident Summary Nr: 109194.015 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 08/08/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1343386.015	08/15/2018		238310	Yarco, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on August 8, 2018, an employee was applying fire caulking to drywall seams and wall penetration cracks near the ceiling using a trough and trowel while on a step ladder. As the employee was working, the ladder shifted and the employee his lost balance and fell ten feet. The employee suffered fractures to his neck and back (4 vertebrae), head contusion, and spinal cord damage that has left the employee paralyzed from the waist down and organ complications.

Keywords: Back, Contusion, Drywall, Fall, Fracture, Hand Tool, Head, Ladder, Lost Balance, Neck, Paralysis, Spine, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			21	210

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1343386.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: 5 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause:

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