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Accident Summary Nr: 123784.015 - Employee injures back in fall from elevation

Accident Summary Nr: 123784.015 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 08/05/2019
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1421511.01508/05/2019238220Haddad Plumbing & Heating, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on August 5, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a plumbing/heating/air conditioning contractor, was working from a scaffold on the first floor of a building. He was installing linear diffusers. The employee later stated he stepped on what he thought was a solid beam, but it was plexiglass. The employee fell, a fall height of 12 feet, and injured his lower back. He was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of his injuries.

Keywords: Air Conditioner, Back, Beam, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Installing, Scaffold, Spine, Vertebra
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Commercial building Alteration or rehabilitation   1 36

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Construction
1 1421511.015 36 M Hospitalized injury Distance of Fall: 15 feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet
Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures
Fatality Cause:

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