Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 115499.015 - Employee sustains multiple injuries in fall from joist

Accident Summary Nr: 115499.015 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 11/29/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1394297.015	01/07/2019	1751	238350	317722952 - Anderson Door & Window Mechanics Inc

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on November 29, 2018, Employee #1 was engaged in construction work at a single-family residence. He was working from a joist and repairing and rebuilding a deck when the joist broke. The employee fell, a fall height of 20 feet. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of multiple blunt force traumatic injuries. These included a head injury, spinal fractures, pelvic fractures, a ruptured colon, and a sprained wrist.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Joist, Pelvis, Rehabilitation, Repair, Residential Construction, Rupture, Spine, Sprain, Vertebra, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation				20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1394297.015	48	M	Hospitalized injury		Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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