Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 125601.015 - Employee falls from top of garage wall, receives spinal inju

Accident Summary Nr: 125601.015 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 01/27/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1460112.015	02/03/2020		236118	H S Framing

Abstract: At 3:40 p.m. on January 27, 2020, an employee worked to measure an area between car bays in a garage to prepare to install a joist in a garage ceiling while standing on garage wall. At some point, the employee lost balance and fell approximately thirteen feet onto a pile of lumber. The employee was hospitalized for approximately four days to treat a spinal injury (burst fracture).

Keywords: Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Installing, Joist, Lost Balance, Lumber, Spine, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1460112.015	33	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 13 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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