Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 125464.015 - Employee incurs neck and back pain in fall from stairs

Accident Summary Nr: 125464.015 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 01/06/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1456741.015	01/21/2020		238990	Nueva Castilla Iron Works, Inc

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on January 6, 2020, Employee #1 was installing metal stairways for the building. Employee #1 was standing on a stairway. Employee # 1 was tightening a strap with a ratcheting device. The strap was wrapped around the metal stringer and the tread of the stairway. Employee #1 was to close the gap between the two parts of the stairway. As Employee #1 was pulling onto the ratchet, the strap became loose, causing Employee #1 to lose balance. Employee #1 fell off the stairway and landed onto the concrete slab. Employee #1 suffered neck and back pain. The tendons of his knees and arms were treated. Employee #1 was hospitalized. The stairway had unprotected sides that were not provided with stair railing.

Keywords: Arm, Back, Concrete Slab, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Guardrail, Handrail, Knee, Lost Balance, Neck, Stair, Tendon

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1456741.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: 9 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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