Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 113607.015 - Employee falls into elevator shaft and fractures vertebrae

Accident Summary Nr: 113607.015 -- Report ID: 0523400 -- Event Date: 01/08/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1370246.015	01/08/2019		238310	Alpine Insulation I, Llc

Abstract: At 9:52 a.m. on January 8, 2019, an employee prepped interior wall for paint in a new construction home. At some point, the employee fell approximately twelve feet into an unguarded elevator shaft. The employee was hospitalized for treatment of fractured vertebrae.

Keywords: Elevator Shaft, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Painter, Unguarded, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			1	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1370246.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause:

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