Accident Report Detail

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 Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1421511.015	08/05/2019		238220	Haddad 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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