Accident Report Detail

Accident: 113607.015 - Employee Falls Into Elevator Shaft And Fractures Vertebrae

**Accident: 113607.015 -- Report ID: 0523400 -- Event Date: 01/08/2019**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1370246.015	01/08/2019		Alpine Insulation I, Llc

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 f eet into an unguarded elevator shaft. The employee was hospitalized for treatmen t of fractured vertebrae.

Keywords: elevator shaft, fall, fall protection, fracture, painter, unguarded, vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			1	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1370246.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Drywall installers	FallDist: 12 FallHt:12 Cause: Interior painting and decorating FatCause:

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