Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122337.015 - Employee Is Paralyzed In Fall From Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 122337.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 06/22/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1411495.015	06/26/2019		236115	Herman Design & Construction

Abstract: At 3:20 p.m. on June 22, 2019, Employee #1 was engaged in a residential remodel. He was working from a 4-foot portable ladder and using hand tools to demolish the stucco and interior drywall in the bathroom. As he pulled backward to remove ceiling material, he lost his balance and fell backward, striking his head on a bathtub next to the ladder. He sustained a severe spinal cord injury that resulted in paralysis. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment.

Keywords: blunt force trauma, demolition, drywall, fall, fall protection, fracture, hand tool, ladder, lost balance, paralysis, renovation, residential construction, spine, struck against

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1411495.015	53	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 8 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 2 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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