Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 110355.015 - Employee fractures vertebrae and sternum in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 110355.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 10/16/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1355563.015	10/24/2018		326199	Berlin Gardens, Llc

Abstract: At 1:15 p.m. on October 16, 2018, Employee #1 was installing rafters for a new shed that would house a new piece of equipment. As he was installing the shed rafters, he attached them to an adjacent existing building of plant 5. The employee attempted to cut a rafter when he lost his balance and fell to the ground, approximately 9 ft 6 inches. The employee sustained a fracture to vertebrae and sternum and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Chest, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Lost Balance, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1355563.015	68	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: 9 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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