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Accident: 114942.015 - Employee Fractures Elbow And Vertebrae In Fall Through Ceili
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1389678.015 | 03/29/2019 | Tci Contracting Of The Gulf, Llc |
At 12:45 p.m. on March 27, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a construction company , was working at the site of a new residential structure. He was working in the attic and installing blown insulation when he stepped on a board that was not f astened/secured. The employee fell through the ceiling to the wood floor below, a fall height of 11 feet. Emergency services transported the employee to the h ospital, where he was admitted for treatment of a fractured elbow and multiple c ompressed vertebrae.
Keywords:
attic, blunt force trauma, ceiling, elbow, fall, fall protection, floor opening, fracture, installing, residential construction, thermal insulation, unsecured, vertebra, wood board
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single family or duplex dwelling | New project or new addition | 1 | 11 | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1389678.015 | 21 | M | Hospitalized injury | Construction laborers | FallDist: 11 FallHt:11 Cause: Interior carpentry FatCause: |