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Accident: 119579.015 - Employee Incurs Multiple Injuries In Fall From Dumpster
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1428456.015 | 09/05/2019 | Diamond Roofing Systems Llp |
At 8:55 a.m. on September 3, 2019, Employee #1 and coworkers were engaged in the rehabilitation of a commercial building's roof. Employee #1 accessed and enter ed the dumpster to disburse, rearrange, and level debris within the dumpster. A s he completed adjusting the debris, the garbage slide/chute swung back, strikin g and knocking the employee out of the dumpster, a fall of 7 feet. The employee was hospitalized for treatment of a fractured vertebra and abrasions to the hea d, hands, and back.
Keywords:
abrasion, adjust, back, chute, construction, debris, dumpster, fall, fall protection, fracture, hand, head, rehabilitation, roof, slide, struck by, vertebra
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial building | Alteration or rehabilitation | ||||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1428456.015 | 44 | M | Hospitalized injury | Roofers | FallDist: 7 FallHt: Cause: Roofing FatCause: |