Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 140620.015 - Employee fractures spine in slip and fall into landfill pit

Accident Summary Nr: 140620.015 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 05/03/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1560141.015	05/17/2021	8361	623220	317728730 - Columbiacare Services Inc

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on May 3, 2021, an employee working as a construction laborer for a healthcare facility was working with a crew disposing of used vinyl flooring at a landfill. The employee slipped on a small piece of vinyl and slid underneath the guard cable. The employee then fell 10 to 12 feet into the landfill pit. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to the landfill and transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for a fractured spine.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Flooring , Fracture, Healthcare, Hill, Laborer, Landfill, Material Handling, Pit, Slip, Slippery Surface, Slope, Spine, Walking Surface, Waste Disposal, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1560141.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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