Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112788.015 - Employee falls from stepladder and breaks tailbone and verte

Accident Summary Nr: 112788.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 01/12/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1371999.015	01/17/2019		238130	Cw Builders

Abstract: At 3:15 p.m. on January 12, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working from an 8-foot stepladder and installing roof joists for a new residential structure. The employee lost his balance and fell, a fall height of 6 feet. The employee was transported to the hospital, where he was treated for fractures to the tailbone and the L1 lumbar vertebra.

Keywords: Back, Carpenter, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Joist, Lost Balance, Residential Construction, Roof, Spine, Stepladder, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			3	35

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1371999.015	47	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 6 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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