Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116925.015 - Employee falls from roof and fractures spine

Accident Summary Nr: 116925.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 06/06/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1406685.015	06/07/2019		238120	Sanford Steel Corporation

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on June 6, 2019, Employee #1 was fanning out steel decking sheets on the roof of a two-story commercial building being constructed. He was in close proximity to the edge of the roof deck. The employee stepped forward and fell, a fall height of 30.3 feet. He was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of multiple fractures to spinal vertebrae.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Metal Decking, Roof Decking, Spine, Unguarded, Unprotected, Vertebra, Walking Surface, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			2	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1406685.015	27	M	Hospitalized injury		Strctural Iron /& Steel Worker	Distance of Fall: 30 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause:

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