Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121354.015 - Employee is paralyzed in fall from step ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 121354.015 -- Report ID: 0112600 -- Event Date: 09/30/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1434528.015	09/30/2019		238320	Grace Paint And Tile

Abstract: At 12:00 noon on September 30, 2019, an employee was sanding paint off of clap boards on a residential construction project when his step ladder shifted and he fell. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured neck and was paralyzed.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Board, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Load Shift, Neck, Paralysis, Residential Construction, Sanding Machine, Stepladder

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation			3	11

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1434528.015	26	M	Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: 11 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 2 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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