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Accident Summary Nr: 118508.015 - Employee injures shoulder and ruptures spleen in fall from s

Accident Summary Nr: 118508.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 07/31/2019
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1419848.01508/01/2019238990Rolling Plains Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:45 a.m. on July 31, 2019, Employee #1 was working from a scaffold inside a new commercial building and spraying sound insulation onto the ceiling. The employee reached out to spray the ceiling, lost his balance, and fell, a fall height of 3.3 feet. He was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of a ruptured spleen and a shoulder injury.

Keywords: Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Installing, Insulation, Lost Balance, Reaching, Rupture, Scaffold, Shoulder, Spleen, Spraying Rig
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Commercial building New project or new addition   4

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 1419848.015 45 M Hospitalized injury Insulation Workers Distance of Fall: 3 feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 3 feet
Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities)
Fatality Cause:

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