Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118368.015 - Employee incurs multiple injuries in fall from elevated plat

Accident Summary Nr: 118368.015 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 07/24/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1418727.015	07/26/2019		238130	Paul Berger General Contracting, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on July 24, 2019, an employee was holding a corner of plywood board so it could be nailed in place. The employee fell 12 feet from a platform. The employee suffered a fracture to the spine, a fractured left shoulder and collar bone, a concussion, and a torn lung. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Collarbone, Concussion, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Lung, Plywood, Shoulder, Spine

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition				12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1418727.015	16	F	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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