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Accident Summary Nr: 112836.015 - Employee installing insulation falls and breaks shoulder, ne

Accident Summary Nr: 112836.015 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 01/02/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1369371.015	01/04/2019		238310	Devere Insulation Company

Abstract: At 7:30 a.m. on January 2, 2019, Employee #1 and coworkers, employed by an insulation company, were installing insulation throughout a residence under construction. Employee #1 was working near the unguarded edge of the second level and walking backward as he sprayed insulating foam to the floor joists. The employee fell from the unguarded edge, which measured 16 to 18 feet long, struck the first floor staircase, and then continued to fall to the first floor, a total fall height of 10 feet. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of fractures to his shoulder, neck, and rib.

Keywords: Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Neck, Open-Sided Floor, Residential Construction, Rib, Shoulder, Stair, Thermal Insulation, Unguarded, Walking Backward

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			2	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1369371.015	54	M	Hospitalized injury		Insulation Workers	Distance of Fall: 6 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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