Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120940.015 - Employee fractures leg in fall through ceiling

Accident Summary Nr: 120940.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 10/03/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1437693.015	10/22/2019		238310	Gold Star Insulation, L.P.

Abstract: At 10:25 a.m. on October 3, 2019, an employee was blowing cellulose insulation into a new residential two-story house's attic through a hose. While standing on joists, the employee stepped back, slipped off the joist, fell through the sheetrock ceiling, and nine feet down to the wood floor below. The employee was taken to a hospital with a fractured lower left leg. The employee was bandaged, referred to a specialist, and released in less than nine hours. The employee had same-day surgery the next day to repair the bones, casted, and sent home to recover.

Keywords: Attic, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Installing, Insulation, Joist, Leg, Slip

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2	9

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1437693.015	45	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Insulation Workers	Distance of Fall: 9 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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